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The Baader Meinhof Complex

2008, Biography/Crime, 2h 30m

100 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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Intricately researched and impressively authentic slice of modern German History, with a terrific cast, assured direction, and a cracking script. Read critic reviews

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When German police viciously quell a protest against the shah of Iran, popular journalist Ulrike Meinhof (Martina Gedeck) rebels against her dishonest marriage, walks away from her children and joins radical anarchist Andreas Baader (Moritz Bleibtreu). Together with Baader's girlfriend, Gudrun Ensslin (Johanna Wokalek), 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.
  • Rating:
    R (Graphic Nudity|Disturbing Images|Language|Sexual Content|Strong Bloody Violence)
  • Genre:
    Biography, Crime, Drama, History
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Uli Edel
  • Producer:
    Bernd Eichinger
  • Writer:
    Bernd Eichinger
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $476.3K
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Cast & Crew

Martina Gedeck
Martina Gedeck
Ulrike Meinhof
Moritz Bleibtreu
Moritz Bleibtreu
Andreas Baader
Johanna Wokalek
Johanna Wokalek
Gudrun Ensslin
Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz
Horst Herold
Jan Josef Liefers
Jan Josef Liefers
Peter Homann
Alexandra Maria Lara
Alexandra Maria Lara
Petra Schelm
Heino Ferch
Heino Ferch
Horst Herold Assistant
Nadja Uhl
Nadja Uhl
Brigitte Mohnhaupt
Hannah Herzsprung
Hannah Herzsprung
Susanne Albrecht
Uli Edel
Uli Edel
Director
Bernd Eichinger
Bernd Eichinger
Writer
Bernd Eichinger
Bernd Eichinger
Producer
Peter Hinderthur
Peter Hinderthur
Original Music
Florian Tessloff
Florian Tessloff
Original Music
Rainer Klausmann
Rainer Klausmann
Cinematographer
Alexander Berner
Alexander Berner
Film Editing
An Dorthe Braker
An Dorthe Braker
Casting
Bernd Lepel
Bernd Lepel
Production Design
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