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Todesspiel

  • TV Movie
  • 19971997
  • 2h 57m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
543
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Todesspiel (1997)
DocumentaryDramaThriller
Docudrama in two parts, based on the abduction of the president of the employer's association of Germany, Hanns Martin Schleyer, by the Baader-Meinhof gang in the Autumn of '77.Docudrama in two parts, based on the abduction of the president of the employer's association of Germany, Hanns Martin Schleyer, by the Baader-Meinhof gang in the Autumn of '77.Docudrama in two parts, based on the abduction of the president of the employer's association of Germany, Hanns Martin Schleyer, by the Baader-Meinhof gang in the Autumn of '77.
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
543
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  • Director
    • Heinrich Breloer
  • Writer
    • Heinrich Breloer
  • Stars
    • Hans Brenner
    • Robert Viktor Minich
    • Birol Ünel
  • Director
    • Heinrich Breloer
  • Writer
    • Heinrich Breloer
  • Stars
    • Hans Brenner
    • Robert Viktor Minich
    • Birol Ünel
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    • 7User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 4 nominations

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    Hans Brenner
    Hans Brenner
    • Hanns-Martin Schleyer
    Robert Viktor Minich
    • Jürgen Boock
    Birol Ünel
    Birol Ünel
    • Zohair Y. Akache aka 'Captain Mahmoud'
    Sebastian Koch
    Sebastian Koch
    • Andreas Baader
    Susanne Schäfer
    Susanne Schäfer
    • Stewardess Gaby Dillmann
    Ulrich Bähnk
    • Co-Pilot Jürgen Vietor
    Claudia Michelsen
    Claudia Michelsen
    • Sieglinde Hofmann
    Dirk Martens
    Dirk Martens
    • Entführer
    Nezâ Selbuz
    Nezâ Selbuz
    • Souhaila Andrawes
    Gerd Preusche
    • Minister Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski
    Manfred Zapatka
    Manfred Zapatka
    • Helmut Schmidt
    Ulrich Matthes
    Ulrich Matthes
    • Jan-Carl Raspe
    Hans-Jörg Assmann
    Hans-Jörg Assmann
    • Alfred Klaus
    Matthias Freihof
    • Chefpilot Schumann
    Stefan Gebelhoff
    • Willi-Peter Stoll
    Anya Hoffmann
    • Gudrun Ensslin
    Carla Hagen
    Dieter Mann
    • BKA-Präsident Horst Herold
    • Director
      • Heinrich Breloer
    • Writer
      • Heinrich Breloer
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      Hans Brenner's son Moritz Bleibtreu played Andreas Baader in The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008).

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    9/10
    great documentary about the Martin Schleyer Kidnapping 1977
    I wasn't born yet when Martin Schleyer was kidnapped by RAF terrorists in 1977 and I didn't know much about terrorism in Germany's late 1970s. So on the one hand it was very interesting to learn about the "deutschen Herbst", the (bloody) second half of 1977 when the RAF declared German government the war. On the other hand it was a shocking and gripping documentary. I never thought a second about changing the channel and days after it I still thought about it. Especially decisions to risk lifes (this of Schleyer and these of the passengers in the kidnapped Boeing) to demonstrate strength of the own government are things, which I am happy I don't have to make.
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    • Release date
      • June 15, 1997 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Official site
      • Heinrich Breloer and "Todesspiel" at the WDR Homepage
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Dead Pool
    • Filming locations
      • Am Renngraben, Liblar, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    • Production company
      • Multimedia Gesellschaft für Audiovisuelle Information mbH
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      • DEM 7,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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