Opera ball (1998)
The Vienna State Opera on Thursday before the Carnival. As every year the large ball rather is attended by celebrities from politics and the media. Just the arrival of newcomers is finished and the Polonaise faded as it is in the best tradition: "Alles Walzer". transferred with 20 cameras live throughout the world. Television journalist Fraser (Heiner Lauterbach) views the event from the control room, outside in the hall leads his son has one of the cameras. Suddenly all hell breaks loose: poison gas flows from hidden containers, hundreds of guests die in agony, millions of horrified spectators experience it on the TV screen...
Director: Urs Egger
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Heiner Lauterbach as Kurt Frazer |
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Franka Potente as Gabrielle Becker |
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Frank Giering as Jörg Blahacek 'Ingenieur' |
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Caroline Goodall as Heather Frazer |
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Gudrun Landgrebe as Claudia Röhler |
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Désirée Nosbusch as Iris von Hagen |
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Wolfgang Böck as Reso Dorf, neuer Polizeipräsident |
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Martin Brambach as Der Lange, Terrorist |
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Max Moor as Günther |
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Richard Bohringer as Michel Reboisson |
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Andreas Lust as Polizist Amon |
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Walter Schmidinger as Dr. Leitner |
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Olivia Silhavy as Paula |
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Claus Peymann as himself |
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Hans-Michael Rehberg as Tomek |
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Georg Friedrich as Polier |
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Lukas Miko as Gaubeauftragter |
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Branko Samarovski as Vater Feilböck |
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Lotte Ledl as Ballgräfin Johanna von Meersburg |
| Directing | Urs Egger | Director |