Gladbeck – Dokument einer Geiselnahme (2006)
About a dramatic bank robbery on August 16, 1988, where the criminals escape with two hostages and the media is right in the middle of their chase. Two days later the hostage situation was put to an end in a police operation on the A3 motorway. Three people were killed during this crisis - two teenage hostages and a policeman involved in a vehicle crash. The whole episode became a media circus in Germany and the Netherlands.
Released: Jun 12, 2006
Runtime: 88 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Dieter Degowski, Hans-Jürgen Rösner, Herbert Schnoor, Rainer Fromm, Silke Bischoff, Wolfgang H. Schöning
Crew: Michael Gramberg (Director), Michael Gramberg (Screenplay), Britta Holle (Researcher), Frank Emonds (Sound), Jörg Fenske (Director of Photography), Olaf Strecker (Editor)