Birth of a Champion (2021)
He was the first German to win Wimbledon and the youngest male player ever to do so – Boris Becker, the tennis legend. But on his way to the top, there were many obstacles, not least his own ambitions…
Director:
Hannu Salonen
Writers:
Richard Kropf, Marcus Schuster.
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Bruno Alexander as Boris Becker |
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Samuel Finzi as Günther Bosch |
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Mišel Matičević as Ion Tiriac |
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Christina Große as Elvira Becker |
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Thomas Huber as Karl-Heinz Becker |
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Hannah-Marie Berdan as Claudia |
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Jeanne Goursaud as Fabienne |
| Directing | Hannu Salonen | Director |
| Writing | Richard Kropf | Screenplay |
| Sound | Michael Klaukien | Music |
| Writing | Marcus Schuster | Screenplay |
| Production | Marc Schötteldreier | Casting |
| Sound | Stephan Liepe | Sound Designer |
| Production | Till Derenbach | Producer |
| Production | Alexis Wittgenstein | Producer |
| Camera | Felix Cramer | Director of Photography |
| Art | Pierre Pfundt | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katharina Ost | Costume Design |
| Art | Janine Groth | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Michael Gerlach | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Günter Schultens | Editor |
| Production | Michael Souvignier | Producer |
| Sound | Hank Trede | Production Sound Mixer |