Baader (film)
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Baader is a 2002 German film directed by Christopher Roth. It is a biopic about terrorist Andreas Baader
of the notorious Red Army Faction
("the Baader-Meinhof Gang") which operated mainly in West Germany during the 1970s.
The title role is played by Frank Giering
and Birge Schade portrays Ulrike Meinhof
.
Though the script is inspired by real-life persons and events, the storyline of the film continuously mixes fact and fiction, culminating in an unhistorical Bonnie and Clyde
-style death by shooting at the end.
Andreas Baader
Andreas Bernd Baader was one of the first leaders of the German left-wing militant organization Red Army Faction, also commonly known as the Baader-Meinhof Gang.- Life :...
of the notorious Red Army Faction
Red Army Faction
The radicalized were, like many in the New Left, influenced by:* Sociological developments, pressure within the educational system in and outside Europe and the U.S...
("the Baader-Meinhof Gang") which operated mainly in West Germany during the 1970s.
The title role is played by Frank Giering
Frank Giering
-Biography:Giering studied at the HFF Potsdam. He starred in a production of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole and was cast by Austrian filmmaker, Michael Haneke for the TV movie, The Traitor and the 1997 filmsThe Castle and Funny Games....
and Birge Schade portrays Ulrike Meinhof
Ulrike Meinhof
Ulrike Marie Meinhof was a German left-wing militant. She co-founded the Red Army Faction in 1970 after having previously worked as a journalist for the monthly left-wing magazine Konkret. She was arrested in 1972, and eventually charged with numerous murders and the formation of a criminal...
.
Though the script is inspired by real-life persons and events, the storyline of the film continuously mixes fact and fiction, culminating in an unhistorical Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde (film)
The film was originally offered to François Truffaut, the best-known director of the New Wave movement, who made contributions to the script. He passed on the project to make Fahrenheit 451. The producers approached Jean-Luc Godard next...
-style death by shooting at the end.
See also
- Der Baader Meinhof KomplexDer Baader Meinhof KomplexThe Baader Meinhof Complex is a 2008 German film by Uli Edel. Written and produced by Bernd Eichinger, it stars Moritz Bleibtreu, Martina Gedeck and Johanna Wokalek. The film is based on the 1985 German best selling non-fiction book of the same name by Stefan Aust...
- If Not Us, Who?If Not Us, Who?If Not Us, Who? is a 2011 German drama film directed by Andres Veiel and starring August Diehl. The film is set in the late 1940's, the early 1960's, and at the beginning of the Protests of 1968....
- Stammheim - Die Baader-Meinhof-Gruppe vor GerichtStammheim (film)Stammheim - Die Baader-Meinhof-Gruppe vor Gericht is a 1986 West German film directed by Reinhard Hauff...