The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)


The Baader Meinhof Complex
Release Date16 September 2008
GenreAction, Biography, Crime, Drama, History
CountryGermany
France
Czech Republic
Filming LocationsBavaria-Ateliers, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany
LanguageGerman, English, French, Swedish
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor

The Baader Meinhof Complex (German: ) is a 2008 German film by Uli Edel. Written and produced by Bernd Eichinger, it stars Moritz Bleibtreu, Martina Gedeck and Johanna Wokalek. The film is based on the 1985 German best selling non-fiction book of the same name by Stefan Aust. It retells the story of the early years of the West German far-left extremist group the Rote Armee Fraktion (Red Army Faction, or RAF). The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film for the 81st Academy Awards. It was also nominated for the Golden Globe in the Best Foreign Language Film category.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Ulrike Meinhof

Andreas Baader

Gudrun Ensslin

Brigitte Mohnhaupt

Peter Homann

Holger Meins

Niels-Bruno Schmidt
Jan Carl Raspe

Vinzenz Kiefer
Peter-Jürgen Boock

Simon Licht
Horst Mahler

Petra Schelm

Susanne Albrecht

Josef Bachmann

Daniel Lommatzsch
Christian Klar

Sebastian Blomberg
Rudi Dutschke

Eckhard Dilssner
Horst Bubeck

Horst Herold Assistant

Horst Herold

Hans Werner Meyer
Klaus-Rainer Röhl

Katharina Wackernagel
Astrid

Anna Thalbach
Ingrid

Stefan Aust

Thomas Thieme
Richter Dr. Prinzing

Susanne Bormann
Peggy

Gerald Alexander Held
Siegfried Buback

Gudruns Vater

Bernd Stegemann
Hanns Martin Schleyer

Hubert Mulzer
Jürgen Ponto

Annika Kuhl
Irmgard

Patrick von Blume
Herb

Sandra Borgmann
Ruth

Michael Schenk
Anwalt Hagemann

Hannes Wegener
Willy Peter Stoll

Johannes Suhm
Thorsten

Christian Schmidt
Paul

Stephan Möller-Titel
Thomas Lorenz

Jona Mues
Pranke

Elisabeth Schwarz
Gudruns Mutter

Britta Hammelstein
Lisa

Christian Blümel
Siegfried Hausner

Jakob Diehl
Ulrich

Wolfgang Pregler
Anstaltsleiter Stammheim

Christian Näthe
Kommunarde

Hassam Ghancy
Achmed

Martin Glade
Benno Ohnesorg

Telefonistin

Fr. Buddenberg

Michaela Anderle
Sympathisantin

Joachim Paul Assböck
Günther Scheicher

Kirsten Block
Frau Ponto

Julian Böhme
Fixer

Kath. Pfarrer

Leonie Brandis
Friederike Dollinger

Willy Brandt
Himself

Ben Braun
Polizist

Jo Brauner
Himself

Ramzi Chaabane
Iraner

Herself

Hannelore Epple
Bankkundin

Marco Fischer
Hartnäckiger Reporter

Samir Fuchs
Arabischer Fahrer

Philipp Fündling
Kellner

Uwe Grimm
Amerikaner

Andreas Haslinger
Partygast Sylt

Jan Haufe
Drogensüchtiger

Alexandru Herca
Demonstrant

Tabea Hertzog
Kellnerin

Adam Jaskolka
Hippie

Torben Kessler
Polizist

Kurt-Georg Kiesinger
Himself

Susann Klöden
Hörerin

Karl-Heinz Köpcke
Himself

Ralph Kretschmar
Gruppenmitglied Jens

Jonas Laleman
Sanitäter

Rene Lay
Heinz Marcisz

Cedric Lingfeld
Photograph

Adam-Victor Linkowski
Polizist

Smaïl Mekki
Abu Hassan

Ilker Meric
Israelischer Sportler

Monika Mondberger-Zimmerling
Sympathisantin

Alexander Müller
Polizist

Leon Palamarciuc
Zögling

Jörg Purschke
Sicherheitsmann

Johannes Reichardt
Sympathisant

Alexandra Rothert
Peters Freundin

Nico Rüder
Zögling

Toshko Savov
Polizist

Himself

Peter Schneider
Gerhard Müller

Kerstin Schröder
Wärterin

Andreas Schumacher
Partygast Sylt

Paul Schwesig
Baader-Sympathisant

Esther Seibt
Simone - Stefan Austs girlfriend

Hans-Dieter Stallmann
Geisel

Andreas Tobias
Manfred

Martin Toth
Polizist

Karol Unterharnscheidt
Kameramann

Martin Walch
Justizbeamter Stammheim

Nicolas Walier
Polizist

Oliver Walser
Einsatzleiter Schweden

Dennis Warther
Polizist

Vanessa Wieduwilt
Mitarbeiterin schwedische Botschaft

Chris Wilpert
Zögling

Marco Winzer
Polizist

Alan Zielonko
Security advisor

Mario Zuber
Fotograf

Joel Cross
Riot Extra

Kim Frank
Dutschke-Attentäter

Marc Hellige
Zivilpolizist

Christian Hoening
Staatssekretär

Goran Rakonjac
Baader-Sympathisant

Paul Schlase
Verletzter

Julita Witt
Studentin

Director

Uli Edel
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Producer

Stefan Aust
book

Uli Edel
collaboration

producer, writer

Manuel Cuotemoc Malle
co-producer

Alessandro Passadore
co-executive producer

Original Music

Peter Hinderthür
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Florian Tessloff
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Cinematographer

Rainer Klausmann
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Editor

Alexander Berner
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Casting Director

An Dorthe Braker
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Production Designer

Bernd Lepel
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Art Director

Hucky Hornberger
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Set Decorator

Johannes Wild
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Makeup Department

Abounouom Mariam Lee
makeup artist

Waldemar Pokromski
makeup department head

Sabine Rohrman
makeup artist

Sabine Schumann
hair stylist

Luca Vannella
hair stylist daily

Production Manager

Ahmed Abounouom
production manager

Miki Emmrich
production manager: Italy

Tatjana Jakovleski
assistant production executive

Mark Nolting
unit manager

Piernicola Pinnola
unit manager: Italy

Cornelia Popp
unit manager: Munich

Silvia Tollmann
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Natalie Beer
first assistant director: second unit

Chicco De Stefanis
second assistant director: Italy

Mouhssine El Badaoui
first assistant director: Morocco

Lisa Hauss
second assistant director

Michael G. Johnson
second unit director

Frank Kusche
first assistant director

Art Department

Markus Bendler
picture vehicle supervisor

Michael Fechner
property master

Aziz Rafiq
assistant production designer

Jan Saße
storyboard artist

Daniel Stieglitz
storyboard artist

Natalie Strohmaier
assistant set decorator

Nebojsa Tabacki
graphic designer

Jacob Von Dohnanyi
propmaker

Alexandra Zeilhofer
assistant production designer

Sound Department

Jan Bloemeke
sound effects editor

Christian Bruckmair
adr recordist

Stefan Busch
supervising sound editor

Stephan Fandrych
adr recordist

Joo Fürst
foley artist

Lisa Geffcken-Reinhard
sound effects editor

Daniel Iribarren
adr editor

Michael Kranz
sound re-recording mixer

Nico Krebs
sound editor

Frank Kruse
sound effects recordist

Clemens Nürnberger
adr recordist

Benjamin Rosenkind
sound re-recording mixer

Fabian Schmidt
dialogue supervisor

Andreas Schneider
foley artist

Daniel Weis
adr recordist

Roland Winke
sound mixer

Nourdine Zaoui
sound technician

Special Effects

Nils Bleeck
special effects technician

Rolf Hanke
special effects project manager

Till Hertrich
special effects senior technician

Sylvio Lienert
special effects assistant

Michael Luppino
special effects foreman

Uli Nefzer
special effects supervisor

Claudius Rauch
special effects crew

Thomas Thiele
senior special effects technician

Roland Weder
special effects technician

Adolf Wojtinek
special effects supervisor: Marokko

Visual Effects

Andreas Alesik
digital artist

Matthias Brauner
main title designer & animator

Manfred Büttner
visual effects

Oliver Kirchhoff
visual effects artist

David Laubsch
digital compositor

Katja Müller
vfx & digital intermediate producer

Paul Poetsch
senior compositor

Norbert Ruf
senior compositor

Abraham Schneider
digital compositor

Stefan Tischner
visual effects supervisor, digital compositor

Manuel Voss
digital compositor

Tobias Wiesner
digital compositor

Stunts

Alessandro Borgese
stunt coordinator: Italy

Alessija Lause
stunt performer

Mike Möller
stunts

Wojtek Prygel
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Matthias Bode
grip assistant

Markus Eckert
Steadicam operator, camera operator

Miriam Fassbender
second assistant camera

Volker Gläser
camera operator: "b" camera

Andres Lizana Prado
assistant camera: second unit

Carsten Scharrmann
grip

Thomas Schiller
video playback operator

Casting Department

Anne Fremiot
casting: France

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Brigitte Friedländer-Rodriguez
costume supervisor

Genoveva Kylburg
wardrobe

Claudette Lilly
wardrobe supervisor

Abdelfattah Qzaibar
wardrober

Hassan Taghriti
wardrob supervisor(morocco

Editorial Department

Daniel Nispel
assistant editor

Stefan Weiß
second assistant editor

Transportation Department

Najma El Mahjoub
transportation coordinator

Filippo Zizola
production driver: Italy

Other Crew

Mohamed Atbir
production assistant

Kristov Brändli
production accountant: Berlin

Houssna Choukri
production coordinator

Jens Enderling
location manager

Sabina Friedland
film research and clearances

Stephan Graf
production intern

Nazha Kajja
production secretary

Johanna Kohtz
production accountant

Annika Nierentz
production assistant

Eva Obieglo
set runner: Munich

Torsten Oppel
location manager

Cornelia Popp
assistant to production executive

Hicham Regragui
location manager

Lutz Zeidler
armorer

David Riedel
extras set coordinator

Production Company

Constantin Film Produktion
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Nouvelles Éditions de Films
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G.T. Film Production
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Dune Films
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Distributor

Golden Village Pictures

A-Film Distribution
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A-Film Home Entertainment

Aurum Producciones

BIM Distribuzione

Bonton, a. s.

Constantin Film Verleih

Constantin-Filmverleih

Filmes Lusomundo

Imagem Filmes

Metropolitan Filmexport

Momentum Pictures

Monolith Plus

Movie Bank

Movie-Eye Entertainment Inc.

Nordisk Film Video

Nordisk Film
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Nordisk Film

Odeon

Paramount Home Entertainment

Video Vision Entertainment

Vitagraph Films

Miscellaneous

Bayerischer Banken-Fonds
funding

Deutsche Filmförderfonds (DFFF)
funding

FilmFernsehFonds Bayern
funding

Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA)
funding

Gamp Produzioni
production services: Italy

Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
funding

Milan Records
soundtrack






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