The Baader Meinhof complex [videorecording] / a production of Constantin Film, in co-production with Nouvelles Éditions de Films and G.T. Film Production ; co-producers, Manuel Malle, Tomas Gabriss ; written and produced by Bernd Eichinger ; co-writer, Uli Edel ; directed by Uli Edel.

Widescreen version.

[U.K.] : Momentum Pictures, c2009.

1 videodisc (ca. 143 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (xxi, 457 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.)

Germany in the 1970s: Murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the yet fragile German democracy. The radicalised children of the Nazi generation lead by Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslin are fighting a violent war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism: American imperialism supported by the German establishment, many of whom have a Nazi past. Their aim is to create a more humane society but by employing inhuman means they not only spread terror and bloodshed, they also lose their own humanity. The man who understands them is also their hunter: the head of the German police force Horst Herold. And while he succeeds in his relentless pursuit of the young terrorists, he knows he's only dealing with the tip of the iceberg.

Images / Video & Film

German

November 19, 2009

Director of photography, Rainer Klausmann ; editor, Alexander Berner ; music, Peter Hinderthür, Florian Tessloff.

Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Johanna Wokalek, Nadja Uhl, Stipe Erceg.

DVD (PAL), dual-layer, single-sided; Region 2; Dolby digital 5.1.

MP827D Momentum Pictures