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54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis

54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis

142018•1h 30m•7.8/10
DramaCrime

Ratings

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7.8/10(18)

Acclaimed series based on the true story of an unprecedented hostage crisis which shocked Germany in the summer of 1988.

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Production

Ziegler Film, ARD Degeto

Language

DE

Status

Ended

First Aired

March 7, 2018

Last Aired

March 8, 2018

Networks

Das Erste

Created By

Kilian Riedhof, Holger Karsten Schmidt

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2018-03-07
Summer, 1988. Two bank robbers take hostages and demand free passage from the police.
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2018-03-08
The robbers hijack a bus full of passengers in the city centre as they attempt to escape.

Cast

Sascha Alexander Geršak

Sascha Alexander Geršak

Hans-Jürgen Rösner

Alexander Scheer

Alexander Scheer

Dieter Degowski

Ulrich Noethen

Ulrich Noethen

Einsatzleiter Recklinghausen

Marie Rosa Tietjen

Marie Rosa Tietjen

Marion Löblich

Martin Wuttke

Martin Wuttke

Leiter Kripo Bremen

Zsá Zsá Inci Bürkle

Zsá Zsá Inci Bürkle

Silke

Johannes Allmayer

Johannes Allmayer

Harald

Lilli Fichtner

Lilli Fichtner

Ines

Marcel Hensema

Marcel Hensema

Jasper Maas

Amelie Kiefer

Amelie Kiefer

Karin

Riccardo Campione

Riccardo Campione

Emanuele de Giorgi

Vinicio Marchioni

Vinicio Marchioni

Aldo

Uli Krohm

Uli Krohm

Großvater Heinrich

Tatja Seibt

Tatja Seibt

Großmutter Helene

Albrecht Schuch

Albrecht Schuch

Pressefotograf

Arnd Klawitter

Arnd Klawitter

Redakteur

Ronald Kukulies

Ronald Kukulies

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