Docudrama in two parts, based on the abduction of the president of the employer's association of Germany, Hanns Martin Schleyer, by the Baader-Meinhof gang in the Autumn of '77.
ARTE · WDR · NDR · CineCentrum Deutsche Gesellschaft für Film- und Fernsehproduktion mbH
Runtime
177 min/ep
Release
15/06/1997
Score
5.4 / 10 (5)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
2 episodes · 1997
Episode 1. People's Prison
1997-06-15 · 89 min
The first part describes the kidnapping of Schleyer, the first decisions and countermeasures in Bonn, the manhunt for the hijackers and the psychological drama between Schleyer and the RAF terrorists guarding him. It ends with the news of…
Episode 2. Hijack the Landshut
1997-06-16 · 90 min
The second part tells of the inferno in the hijacked plane, of the negotiations between the Federal Criminal Police Office and the Stammheim prisoners for their alleged release into a foreign country. It ends with the collective suicide…