The Wave (2008)
The Wave (2008)
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Plot.
A school teacher discusses types of government with his class. His students find it too boring to repeatedly go over national socialism and believe that dictatorship cannot be established in modern Germany. He starts an experiment to show how easily the masses can become manipulated.
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Cast & Crew.
Jürgen Vogel
Rainer Wenger
Frederick Lau
Tim
Max Riemelt
Marco
Jennifer Ulrich
Karo
Christiane Paul
Anke Wenger
Elyas M'Barek
Sinan
Cristina do Rego
Lisa
Jacob Matschenz
Dennis
Maximilian Vollmar
Bomber
Tim Oliver Schultz
Jens
Amelie Kiefer
Mona
Max Mauff
Kevin
Fabian Preger
Kaschi
Ferdinand Schmidt-Modrow
Ferdi
Ron Birnbach
Writer
Odine Johne
Maja
Tino Mewes
Schädel
Karoline Teska
Miri
Marco Bretscher-Coschignano
Dominik
Lennard Bertzbach
Bommel
Tommy Schwimmer
Maxwell
Joseph M'Barek
Thorben
Uwe Bünker
CastingDirector
Jaime Krsto Ferkic
Bobby
Lucas Hardt
Kulle
Maren Kroymann
Dr. Kohlhage
Teresa Harder
Karo's Mutter
Thomas Sarbacher
Karo's Vater
Alexander Held
Tim's Vater
Johanna Gastdorf
Tim's Mutter
Friederike Wagner
Marco's Mutter
Hubert Mulzer
Dieter Wieland
Dennis Gansel
Martin / Director / Screenplay
Natascha Paulick
Verkäuferin
Christian Becker
Producer
Nina Maag
Executive Producer
Peter Thorwarth
Screenplay
Torsten Breuer
Director of Photography
Ivana Milos
Costume Design
Heiko Maile
Original Music Composer
Ueli Christen
Editor
Ulrike Fauth
Production Manager
Martin Moszkowicz
Co-Producer
David Groenewold
Co-Producer
Antonio Exacoustos
Co-Producer
Franziska Aigner
Casting
Knut Loewe
Production Design
Alexander Saal
Sound Designer
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 13, 2008
Original NameDie Welle
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 47m
Budget$7,500,000
Box Office$32,350,637
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
dictator
trainer
classroom
experiment
fascism
education
national socialism
training
squatter
anarchist
gymnasium
high school
violence in schools
homepage
high school teacher
water polo
autocracy
frightened
Wiki.
The Wave (German: Die Welle) is a 2008 German socio-political thriller film directed by Dennis Gansel and starring Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Jennifer Ulrich and Max Riemelt in the leads. It is based on Ron Jones' social experiment The Third Wave and Todd Strasser's novel The Wave. The film was produced by Christian Becker for Rat Pack Filmproduktion. The movie was successful in German cinemas, and 2.3 million people watched it in the first ten weeks after its release.
In the film, a history teacher starts an experiment in manipulation of the masses, while trying to teach his class about autocracy. The students unwittingly start embracing fascism.
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