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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

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