Adam's Eight (2026)
Adam's Eight tells the remarkable true story of Karl Adam — a visionary rowing coach who, in 1950s Germany, brought together a group of underdogs and turned them into champions. Within just three years, his team defied all odds and won Olympic gold in Rome in 1960.
Director: Hannu Salonen
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Oliver Masucci as Karl Adam |
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Felix Kammerer as Hans „Ari“ Lenk |
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Svenja Jung as Ulla Jahn |
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Leonard Kunz as Manfred „Gammel“ Rullfs |
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Heino Ferch as Erich Buddenhauser |
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Axel Milberg as Dr. Walter Wülfing |
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Katrin Röver as Ursula Adam |
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Stephanie Amarell as Rose |
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Nick Romeo Reimann as Moritz von Groddeck |
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Leon Kleinschmidt as Walter Schröder |
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Vito Wiesner as Willi Padge |
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Jakob Schmölzer as Klaus Bittner |
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Till Neumann as Stark Kendler |
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Oscar Krause as Frank Kendler |
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Moritz Wolff as Karl-Heinz Hopp |
| Directing | Hannu Salonen | Director |
| Writing | Domenik Pockberger | Writer |
| Writing | Stephan Falk | Writer |
| Production | Ivo-Alexander Beck | Producer |
| Production | René Frotscher | Producer |
| Camera | Felix Cramer | Camera Operator |
| Art | Anna Strohmeier | Production Design |
| Art | Stefan Hoffmann | Production Design |