The Blind Spot

Jul 6, 2013

1h 39m

★ 6.2

Overview

The true story of a journalist who investigates the backgrounds of the Oktoberfest terror attack of 1980.

Genres

Drama

History

Thriller

Production Companies

DIWA Film GmbH

Michel Wagner Filmproduktion

ARTE

SWR

ARD

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Cast

Ulrich Chaussy

Benno Fürmann

Lise Chaussy

Nicolette Krebitz

Dr. Hans Langemann

Heiner Lauterbach

Werner Dietrich

Jörg Hartmann

Meier

August Zirner

Werner Winter

Udo Wachtveitl

Kurt Rebmann

Miroslav Nemec

Josefine Angerer

Isolde Barth

Gisela Lehmann

Anna Grisebach

Gerhard Tanner

Walter Hess

Chef

Michael Jäger

Birgit Wenzel

Simone Kabst

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