Germany: A Summer's Fairytale (2006)
October 3, 2006Release Date
Germany: A Summer's Fairytale (2006)
October 3, 2006Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Joachim Löw
Himself
Jürgen Klinsmann
Self
Andreas Köpke
Himself
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Self
Lukas Podolski
Self
Oliver Bierhoff
Self
Jens Lehmann
Himself
Oliver Kahn
Himself
Sönke Wortmann
Director
Timo Hildebrand
Himself
Tom Spiess
Producer
Marcel Barsotti
Composer
Christoph Metzelder
Himself
Frank Griebe
Cinematographer
Per Mertesacker
Himself
Melania Singer
Editor
Philipp Lahm
Himself
Arne Friedrich
Himself
Robert Huth
Himself
Marcell Jansen
Himself
Jens Nowotny
Himself
Michael Ballack
Himself
Torsten Frings
Himself
Bernd Schneider
Himself
Tim Borowski
Himself
Sebastian Kehl
Himself
Thomas Hitzlsperger
Himself
David Odonkor
Himself
Miroslav Klose
Himself
Oliver Neuville
Himself
Gerald Asamoah
Himself
Mike Hanke
Himself
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 3, 2006
Original NameDeutschland. Ein Sommermärchen
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 50m
Genres
Wiki.
Deutschland. Ein Sommermärchen (Germany. A Summer's Tale) is a 2006 documentary film written, filmed and directed by Sönke Wortmann. The film records the Germany national football team's World Cup 2006 journey, from their boot camp in Sardinia to the third-place play-off with Portugal. The title refers ironically to Heinrich Heine's poem Germany. A Winter's Tale. In contrast to Heine's melancholic view on Germany, Ein Sommermärchen illustrates the sanguine and optimistic atmosphere during the 2006 World Cup.
The film premiered in October 2006, German Unity Day. By the end November 2006, around four million people had seen the film in German cinemas, making it the most commercially successful German documentary film. The film was shown on 6 December 2006 on German public TV channel ARD, and was viewed by more than 10 million people. The DVD was released on 8 February 2007. Parts of the proceeds of the film's merchandising are earmarked for SOS Children's Villages.