Das Celler Loch

Overview

On July 24, 1978, a bomb blasted a hole in the outer wall of a prison in Celle, Germany. The attack was blamed on the Red Army Faction. Years later, in April 1986, the true background was revealed. The attack had been staged with the complicity of Lower Saxony's domestic intelligence service, the GSG 9 and high-ranking government officials. The result was the expansion of anti-terror measures to protect citizens. The documentary tries to get to the bottom of the affair, and at the same time asks whether this action is not just the tip of an iceberg, whether much more was not initiated to stir up public sentiment.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 27, 1989

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München,Neue Leinwand

Cast

Jürgen Trittin,Friedrich Zimmermann,Heiner Geißler,Ernst Albrecht,Ulrich Vultejus,Christian Lochte,Helmut Lülfs,Henk Wubben,Fritz Sack,Peter Frischand 8 more

Director

Herbert Linkesch

Writer

Rudi Reinbold

Producer

Rudi Reinbold

Cinematography

Thomas Post,Dominikus Probst,Tom Fährmann

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt12208484