Contergan (2007) (TV)

Director:

Adolf Winkelmann

Writer:

Benedikt Roeskau (writer)

Release Date:

7 November 2007 (Austria)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A dramatization of the thalidomide drug scandal of the early 1960s. |

Plot Keywords:

Thalidomide | 1960s | Slap In The Face | Bundeswehr | Male Female Relationship

Awards:

5 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Benjamin Sadler	...	Paul Wegener
Katharina Wackernagel	...	Vera Wegener
Hans Werner Meyer	...	Horst Bauer (as Hans-Werner Meyer)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Matthias Brandt	...	Dr. Henrik Spiess
Claus Dieter Clausnitzer	...	Richter
Rolf Dennemann	...	Bauer Kampmann
Daniel Drewes	...	Arzt Kreissaal
Karl Fischer	...	Dr. Eberhard
Peter Fitz	...	Dr. Kessler
Rainer Goernemann	...	Dr. Schrader
Sylvester Groth	...	Feddersen
Justine Hauer	...	Hebamme #1
Stephan Kampwirth	...	Gregor Karges
Jochen Kolenda	...	Chefarzt
Dörte Lyssewski	...	Ruth Häffgens
Olivia Magnani	...	Greta Bettanini
Denise Marko	...	Katrin #8-9 years
Caroline Peters	...	Hanne Bauer
Bernd Reheuser	...	Lübars, Staatsanwalt
Irene Rindje	...	Sekretärin Frl. Carree
Dagmar Sachse	...	Frau Kampmann
Sybille J. Schedwill	...	Kindergartenleiterin
Jürgen Schornagel	...	Dr. Helsing
Caroline Schreiber	...	Lehrerin
Bernd Stegemann	...	Helmut Passlak
Ernst Stötzner	...	Dr. Lange
Alexander Strobele	...	Staatssekretär
Laura Tonke	...	Franziska Steiner
Frank Voß	...	Gahlen, Staatsanwalt
Axel Wedekind	...	Assessor Schlemmer
Sabine Zaluskowski	...	Hebamme #2
August Zirner	...	Dr. Gerd Naumann
André Reissig	...	Anwalt (uncredited)

Directed by
Adolf Winkelmann

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Benedikt Roeskau		writer (as Benedikt Röskau)

Produced by
Volker Hahn	....	line producer
Michael Souvignier	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Hans Steingen

Cinematography by
David Slama

Film Editing by
Rudi Heinen

Casting by
Sabine Schwedhelm

Production Design by
Ingrid Henn

Art Direction by
Ingrid Henn
Markus Wollersheim

Costume Design by
Lucia Faust

Makeup Department
René Jordan	....	makeup artist

Art Department
Jan Rott	....	property master

Sound Department
Ed Cantu	....	sound
Carsten Richter	....	foley artist
Martin Steyer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kai Tebbel	....	sound designer
Alexander Vitt	....	adr editor
Alexander Vitt	....	adr recordist
Hanse Warns	....	foley mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Voxi Bärenklau	....	lighting designer
Nadine Neuneier	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Burkhard Eick	....	casting: extras and bit parts
Delia Eick	....	casting: extras and bit parts
Cornelia von Braun	....	casting: Italy
Gregor J. Weber	....	casting: extras and bit parts

Other crew
Joerg Balzer	....	controller
Mirek Nitsch	....	legal affairs

Production Companies

• Zeitsprung Film + TV Produktions GmbH

Distributors

• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) (2006) (Germany) (TV)

Other Companies

• Tonstudio Hanse Warns  foley stage

Also Known As:

Contergan - Der Prozess (Germany) (second part title)
Contergan - Eine einzige Tablette (Germany) (first part title)
Side Effects (International: English title)

Runtime:

Germany:180 min (2 episodes)

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Bonn, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany

Company:

Zeitsprung Film + TV Produktions GmbH

Trivia:

Grünenthal, the company developing Thalidomide or Contergan, obtained a temporary injunction, prohibiting the network ARD from broadcast the movie in 2006. On 5 September 2007, the German Federal Court finally allowed it to be shown.