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Released 18 years ago.
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The Baader Meinhof Complex
2008 2h 29m DE
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7.0
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★7.0TMDB · 676🍅85%Rotten Tomatoes●76Metacritic★7.3IMDB · 41,543
ActionCrimeDramaHistoryThriller
Synopsis
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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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Martina Gedeck
Ulrike Meinhof
Moritz Bleibtreu
Andreas Baader
Johanna Wokalek
Gudrun Ensslin
Nadja Uhl
Brigitte Mohnhaupt
Stipe Erceg
Holger Meins
Niels-Bruno Schmidt
Jan Karl Raspe
Vinzenz Kiefer
Peter-Jürgen Boock
Simon Licht
Horst Mahler
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Uli Edel
- Writers
- Uli Edel, Bernd Eichinger
- Languages
- Arabic, English, German, French, Swedish
- Countries
- Czech Republic, France, Germany
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Arabic, English, German, French, Swedish.
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International production across 3 countries: Czech Republic, France, Germany.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Uli Edel, shot by Rainer Klausmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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Original score by Peter Hinderthür. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Alexander Berner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Martina Gedeck and Moritz Bleibtreu and Johanna Wokalek carry the top of the cast.
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IMDB entry: tt0765432 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Uli Edel directs. Rainer Klausmann behind the camera. Peter Hinderthür scores. Alexander Berner cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Czech Republic, France, Germany. Dialogue in Arabic, English, German, French, Swedish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 18 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Arabic, English, German, French, Swedish.
- 3International production across 3 countries: Czech Republic, France, Germany.
- 4Directed by Uli Edel, shot by Rainer Klausmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Peter Hinderthür. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Alexander Berner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Martina Gedeck and Moritz Bleibtreu and Johanna Wokalek carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0765432 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 13 themes, including "suicide", "1970s", "hostage-taking", "trial".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Rainer Klausmann
- Original score
- Peter Hinderthür
- Editing
- Alexander Berner
- Production design
- Bernd Lepel
- Costume design
- Birgit Missal
- Makeup / hair
- Sabine Schumann
- VFX supervisor
- Stefan Tischner
- Sound
- Michael Kranz
- Runtime
- 149 min · 2h 29m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $19,700,000
- Box office
- $26,937,355
- Return
- 137% of budget
- Original language
- DE
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 85% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 76/100
- IMDB rating
- 7.3/10 · 41,543 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 22 nominations total
Also by
Uli Edel
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Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- G.
G.T. Film Production
ARD Degeto
DE
NDR
DE
- DU
Dune Films
MA
WDR
DE
BR
DE
Constantin Film
DE
- NO
Nouvelles Éditions de Films
FR
Key crew
- ProducerBernd Eichinger
- NovelStefan Aust
- EditorAlexander Berner
- CastingAn Dorthe Braker
- Art DirectionHucky Hornberger
- Art DirectionPaola Riviello
- Production DesignBernd Lepel
- Set DecorationRoland Schwarthoff
- Set DecorationJohannes Wild
- Costume DesignBirgit Missal
- CastingAnne Fremiot
- Costume SupervisorBrigitte Friedländer-Rodriguez
- Music SupervisorPia Hoffmann
- ArmorerLutz Zeidler
- Camera OperatorVolker Gläser
- First Assistant CameraChristian Graf
- Steadicam OperatorMarkus Eckert
- GafferDriss Marzak
- Special Effects SupervisorUli Nefzer
- Special Effects SupervisorAdolf Wojtinek
- Visual EffectsManfred Büttner
- Visual EffectsOliver Kirchhoff
- Visual Effects SupervisorStefan Tischner
- ADR & DubbingDaniel Iribarren
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- suicide
- 1970s
- hostage-taking
- trial
- prison escape
- terrorism
- terrorist plot
- government cover-up
- government conspiracy
- leftist radicalism
- criminal trial
- escape from prison
- baader-meinhof gruppe
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2008-09-26R· Los Angeles, California
Also known as
International titles
- The Baader Meinhof ComplexUS
- Baader Meinhof KompleksetDK
- R.A.F. Facción del ejército rojoES
- 바더 마인호프KR
- La bande à BaaderFR
- 巴德尔和迈因霍夫集团CN
- Motståndets tidSE
- A Baader-Meinhof csoportHU
