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The Baader Meinhof Complex

Der Baader Meinhof Komplex

Release: 2008-09-25 ·Runtime: 149m ·★ 7.0
Action Crime Drama History Thriller

When German police viciously quell a protest against the shah of Iran, popular journalist Ulrike Meinhof rebels against her dishonest marriage, walks away from her children and joins radical anarchist Andreas Baader. Together with Baader's girlfriend, Gudrun Ensslin, they form the violent Red Faction Army, and together perpetrate a slew of terrorist attacks as a way of disrupting the fabric of what they see as an increasingly fascist state.

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Czech Republic France Germany

Production Companies

G.T. Film Production
ARD Degeto
NDR
Dune Films
WDR
BR
Constantin Film
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Cast

Johanna Wokalek Johanna Wokalek as Gudrun Ensslin Daniel Lommatzsch Daniel Lommatzsch as Christian Klar Michael Gwisdek Michael Gwisdek as Helmut Ensslin Andreas Tobias Andreas Tobias as Manfred Grashof Christian Näthe Christian Näthe as Jochen Wolfgang Pregler Wolfgang Pregler as Anstaltsleiter Stammheim Kirsten Block Kirsten Block as Frau Ponto Esther Seibt Esther Seibt as Simone - Stefan Austs girlfriend (uncredited) Vinzenz Kiefer Vinzenz Kiefer as Peter-Jürgen Boock Tom Schilling Tom Schilling as Josef Bachmann Volker Bruch Volker Bruch as Stefan Aust Alexander Held Alexander Held as Siegfried Buback Bernd Stegemann Bernd Stegemann as Hanns Martin Schleyer Johannes Suhm Johannes Suhm as Thorwald 'Thorsten' Proll Michael Schenk Michael Schenk as Anwalt Hagemann Ralph Kretschmar Ralph Kretschmar as Gruppenmitglied Jens Moritz Bleibtreu Moritz Bleibtreu as Andreas Baader Stipe Erceg Stipe Erceg as Holger Meins Jan Josef Liefers Jan Josef Liefers as Peter Homann Hans-Werner Meyer Hans-Werner Meyer as Klaus Rainer Röhl Hubert Mulzer Hubert Mulzer as Jürgen Ponto Sandra Borgmann Sandra Borgmann as Sieglinde Hofmann Samir Fuchs Samir Fuchs as Ägyptischer Fahrer Bettina Lohmeyer Bettina Lohmeyer as Telefonistin Nadja Uhl Nadja Uhl as Brigitte Mohnhaupt Heino Ferch Heino Ferch as Herolds Assistent Hannah Herzsprung Hannah Herzsprung as Susanne Albrecht Britta Hammelstein Britta Hammelstein as Hanna Krabbe Nina Eichinger Nina Eichinger as Telefonistin Springer Verlag Joachim Paul Assböck Joachim Paul Assböck as Günther Scheicher Niels-Bruno Schmidt Niels-Bruno Schmidt as Jan Karl Raspe Jasmin Tabatabai Jasmin Tabatabai as Hanne Susanne Bormann Susanne Bormann as Petra 'Peggy' Schoenau Martin Glade Martin Glade as Benno Ohnsorg Sunnyi Melles Sunnyi Melles as Frau Buddenberg Jona Mues Jona Mues as Pranke Johanna Bönninghaus Johanna Bönninghaus as Danae Coulmas (uncredited) Simon Licht Simon Licht as Horst Mahler Alexandra Maria Lara Alexandra Maria Lara as Petra Schelm Bruno Ganz Bruno Ganz as Horst Herold Sebastian Blomberg Sebastian Blomberg as Rudi Dutschke Peter Schneider Peter Schneider as Gerhard Müller Annika Kuhl Annika Kuhl as Irmgard Möller Katharina Wackernagel Katharina Wackernagel as Astrid Proll Anna Thalbach Anna Thalbach as Ingrid Schubert Hannes Wegener Hannes Wegener as Willy Peter Stoll Hans Peter Hallwachs Hans Peter Hallwachs as Günter von Drenkmann Rainer Reiners Rainer Reiners as Polizist Martina Gedeck Martina Gedeck as Ulrike Meinhof Thomas Thieme Thomas Thieme as Richter Dr. Prinzing Christian Blümel Christian Blümel as Siegfried Hausner