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Opera ball
Opera ball
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Opera ball

Original Title: Opernball

1998
3h
Drama
Thriller

Status

Released

Release

1998

Runtime

3h

Where to Watch

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Storyline

"The Opera ball turns into a catastrophe this year - hundreds die in front of the cameras..."

The Vienna State Opera on Thursday before the Carnival. As every year the large ball rather is attended by celebrities from politics and the media. Just the arrival of newcomers is finished and the Polonaise faded as it is in the best tradition: "Alles Walzer". transferred with 20 cameras live throughout the world. Television journalist Fraser (Heiner Lauterbach) views the event from the control room, outside in the hall leads his son has one of the cameras. Suddenly all hell breaks loose: poison gas flows from hidden containers, hundreds of guests die in agony, millions of horrified spectators experience it on the TV screen...

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
3h
Mar 15, 1998
Languages
German
Director
Urs Egger
Urs Egger
Production
Sat.1
Sat.1
Constantin Film
Constantin Film
Production Countries
Austria
Germany

Top Cast

19 Cast Members

Heiner Lauterbach

Heiner Lauterbach

Kurt Frazer

Franka Potente

Franka Potente

Gabrielle Becker

Frank Giering

Jörg Blahacek 'Ingenieur'

Caroline Goodall

Caroline Goodall

Heather Frazer

Gudrun Landgrebe

Gudrun Landgrebe

Claudia Röhler

Désirée Nosbusch

Désirée Nosbusch

Iris von Hagen

Wolfgang Böck

Wolfgang Böck

Reso Dorf, neuer Polizeipräsident

Martin Brambach

Martin Brambach

Der Lange, Terrorist

Max Moor

Max Moor

Günther

Richard Bohringer

Richard Bohringer

Michel Reboisson

Andreas Lust

Andreas Lust

Polizist Amon

Walter Schmidinger

Walter Schmidinger

Dr. Leitner

Olivia Silhavy

Olivia Silhavy

Paula

Claus Peymann

himself

Hans-Michael Rehberg

Hans-Michael Rehberg

Tomek

Georg Friedrich

Georg Friedrich

Polier

Lukas Miko

Lukas Miko

Gaubeauftragter

Branko Samarovski

Branko Samarovski

Vater Feilböck

Lotte Ledl

Lotte Ledl

Ballgräfin Johanna von Meersburg

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