Dead Pool (1997): Cast
Dead Pool is a 1997 drama documentary directed by Heinrich Breloer, starring Sebastian Koch as Andreas Baader, Ulrich Matthes and Claudia Michelsen. It runs 5 hours 54 minutes.
- Runtime
- 5h 54m (354 min)
- Director
- Heinrich Breloer
- Genres
- Drama , Documentary
- Original language
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German - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Dead Pool About?
The premise of Dead Pool without spoilers.
A two‑part docudrama that dramatizes the 1977 kidnapping of Hanns Martin Schleyer, then president of Germany’s employer‑association, by the Red Army Faction, commonly known as the Baader‑Meinhof gang. The film reconstructs the political climate, the abduction itself and the ensuing crisis that gripped West Germany.
Dead Pool Themes & Keywords
· 29 tags- german politics
- unshaved
- baader meinhof
- red army faction
- german autumn
- hijack
- female topless nudity
- shower
- shot in the neck
- political leader
- hiding place
- firearm
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- crisis
- border crossing
- blackmail
- year 1977
- reenactment
- automatic weapon
- videotape
- trunk
- terror attack
- 1970s
- west germany
- mask
- hostage
- gunfire
- raf terrorist
- kidnapping
- terrorism
Dead Pool Cast & Characters
Sebastian Koch leads the cast as Andreas Baader, with Ulrich Matthes as Jan-Carl Raspe and Claudia Michelsen as Sieglinde Hofmann. Directed by Heinrich Breloer; 8 actors are credited in all.
- Director Heinrich Breloer
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Sebastian Koch as Andreas Baader -
Ulrich Matthes as Jan-Carl Raspe - Claudia Michelsen as Sieglinde Hofmann
- Manfred Zapatka as Helmut Schmidt
Also Starring in Dead Pool
· 4 more- Karoline Eichhorn Brigitte Monhaupt
- Dieter Mann BKA-Präsident Horst Herold
- Robert Viktor Minich Jürgen Boock
- Hans-Jörg Assmann Alfred Klaus
More from Heinrich Breloer
One more film directed by Heinrich Breloer: Buddenbrooks.
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Dead Pool FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Director
Runtime, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Dead Pool, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Dead Pool?
Dead Pool runs 5 hours 54 minutes (354 minutes).
Who directed Dead Pool?
Dead Pool was directed by Heinrich Breloer.
More films by Heinrich Breloer Who is in the cast of Dead Pool?
Dead Pool stars Sebastian Koch as Andreas Baader, Ulrich Matthes as Jan-Carl Raspe and Claudia Michelsen as Sieglinde Hofmann, among 8 credited actors.
Does Dead Pool have a post-credit scene?
No. Dead Pool has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Dead Pool in?
The original language of Dead Pool is German.
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