Opernball (film)
Encyclopedia
Opernball is a 1998
made-for-TV movie by Urs Egger
based on a 1995
novel
by Austrian writer Josef Haslinger
in which thousands of people are killed in a Neo-Nazi
terrorist attack taking place during the Vienna Opera Ball
. The film starred Heiner Lauterbach
, Franka Potente
, Frank Giering
, Caroline Goodall
, Gudrun Landgrebe
and Désirée Nosbusch
.
1998 in film
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made-for-TV movie by Urs Egger
Urs Egger
Urs Egger is a Swiss film and television director.From 1974 to 1997 he worked for the Swiss Neue Zürcher Zeitung and the Australian Cinema Papers as a correspondent from Los Angeles, responsible for reporting about the film industry. He visited the American Film Institute to become a...
based on a 1995
1995 in literature
The year 1995 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*The Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea is opened by Jimmy Carter....
novel
Opernball (novel)
Opernball is a 1995 novel by Austrian writer Josef Haslinger in which thousands of people are killed in a Neo-Nazi terrorist attack taking place during the Vienna Opera Ball. The novel was the basis of a 1998 made-for-TV movie by Urs Egger with the same title....
by Austrian writer Josef Haslinger
Josef Haslinger
Josef Haslinger is an Austrian writer.Haslinger was born in Zwettl, Lower Austria. He studied philosophy, drama and Germanic studies...
in which thousands of people are killed in a Neo-Nazi
Neo-Nazism
Neo-Nazism consists of post-World War II social or political movements seeking to revive Nazism or some variant thereof.The term neo-Nazism can also refer to the ideology of these movements....
terrorist attack taking place during the Vienna Opera Ball
Vienna Opera Ball
The Vienna Opera Ball is an annual Austrian society event which takes place in the building of the Vienna State Opera on the Thursday preceding Ash Wednesday. Together with the New Year Concert, the Opera Ball is one of the highlights of the Viennese carnival season...
. The film starred Heiner Lauterbach
Heiner Lauterbach
Heiner Lauterbach is a German actor.- Life and work :Heiner Lauterbach was married to German actress Katja Flint who is the mother of his son Oscar . Later he had a relationship with Jenny Elvers. Since 7 September 2001 he has been married to Viktoria Skaf. They have two children: Maya and Vito...
, Franka Potente
Franka Potente
Franka Potente is a German film actress and singer. She first appeared in the comedy After Five in the Forest Primeval and gained critical recognition in the action thriller Lola rennt . Potente received Germany's highest film and television awards for her performances in Run Lola Run and...
, Frank Giering
Frank Giering
-Biography:Giering studied at the HFF Potsdam. He starred in a production of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole and was cast by Austrian filmmaker, Michael Haneke for the TV movie, The Traitor and the 1997 filmsThe Castle and Funny Games....
, Caroline Goodall
Caroline Goodall
Caroline Cruice Goodall is a British actress and screenwriter.-Biography:Goodall was born in London, England to a journalist mother and a publisher father...
, Gudrun Landgrebe
Gudrun Landgrebe
Gudrun Landgrebe is a German actress.Landgrebe was born in Göttingen, grew up in Bochum, and attended theatre school in Cologne from 1968 until 1971. In 1971 she made her debut at Stadttheater Bielefeld. She also appeared in Heimat as the character Klärchen Sisse...
and Désirée Nosbusch
Désirée Nosbusch
Désirée Nosbusch is a television presenter and actress. She was born in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, and has one Luxembourgish parent and one Italian parent. In the 1980s she lived in Manhattan in New York City, and from the 1990s to 2008 she lived in Los Angeles, California.Nosbusch speaks...
.