The Final Game (1998 film)

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The Final Game
Written bySven Burgemeister
Directed by Sigi Rothemund
Starring
Music byDominic Roth
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
Production
Producers
  • Timo Berndt
  • Borris Brandt
CinematographyDragan Rogulj
EditorAndreas Herzog
Running time93 minutes
Production companies
  • TV-60 Filmproduktion
  • Pro 7
  • Die Nefzers
  • Nitro-Film Medienproduktion GmbH
Original release
Release9 June 1998 (1998-06-09)

The Final Game is a 1998 German thriller film directed by Sigi Rothemund. [1] It was written by Timo Berndt and Borris Brandt. [2]

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Plot

70,000 football fans have streamed into the Berlin Olympic Stadium to see the final of the DFB-Pokal.

Suddenly the stadium's security center is attacked by armed terrorists who take five people hostage.

A few minutes before the end of the game the gang leader, Kant, orders his men to close and lock all exits from the stadium.

A mass panic ensues among the crowd.

Tobias Bender, the head of stadium security, rises to the challenge.

Cast

Production

Some of the scenes were shot on 1 March 1998 at the Bundesliga match Hertha BSC against Hansa Rostock. [3]

Release

The film premiered on 9 June 1998 as a TV movie on Pro 7 under the German title Das Finale. [4] In Hungary it had a theatrical release on 12 April 2005.

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