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The Wave
Die Welle
2008
Germany
feature film -
Drama
107 min.
(2930 m.)
Location shooting / Berlin story line
short description
As a social experiment a teachers establishes a totalitarian social order in his class.
Cast
Actor/-ess
Jürgen Vogel
(Rainer Wenger)
Frederick Lau
(Tim)
Max Riemelt
(Marko)
Jennifer Ulrich
(Karo)
Christiane Paul
(Anke Wenger)
Jacob Matschenz
(Dennis)
Cristina do Rego
(Lisa)
Elyas M'Barek
(Anke Sinan)
Maximilian Vollmar
(Bomber)
Max Mauff
(Kevin)
Ferdinand Schmidt-Modrow
(Ferdi)
Tim Oliver Schultz
(Jens)
Amelie Kiefer
(Mona)
Odine Johne
(Maja)
Fabian Preger
(Kaschi)
Teresa Harder
(Mother)
Dennis Gansel
(Martin)
Johanna Gastdorf
(Tims Mother)
Alexander Held
(Tims Father)
Maren Kroymann
(Headmaster)
Direction
Director
Dennis Gansel
Writing
Screenplay
Dennis Gansel
Peter Thorwarth
Based on
William Ron Jones
(Short Story)
Johnny Dawkins
(Original Script 'The Wave')
Ron Birnbach
(Original Script 'The Wave')
Camera & Light
Director of photography
Torsten Breuer
Assistant camera / focus puller
Katharina Diessner
Decor
Production design
Petra Ringleb
Mieke Willaert
Set design
Tilman Lasch
Prop master
Philipp Hübner
Title
Darius Ghanai
Make-up artist
Irina Tübbecke-Bechem
Dörte Dobkowitz
Costume design
Ivana Milos
Animation
Lena Dickmann
Production design
Knut Loewe
Cutting & Mixing
Editing
Ueli Christen
Sound
Patrick Veigel
Sound design
Alexander Saal
Audio mixing
Christian Bischoff
Special effects
Ronny Klost
Michael Apling
Casting
Franziska Aigner-Kuhn
Uwe Bünker
(Youth)
Music
Music
Heiko Maile
Production
Producer
Christian Becker
Co-Producer
Martin Moszkowicz
David Groenewold
Franz Kraus
Antonio Exacoustos jr.
Executive Producer
Nina Maag
Line producer
Patty Barth
Peter Schiller
Unit production manager
Ulrike Fauth
Dana Hopfe
Post-Production
Dierk Beck von Rohland
Axel Vogelmann
Companies
Production company
Rat Pack Filmproduktion GmbH
in Co-Production
Constantin Film Produktion GmbH
in Co-Operation
German Film Productions (GFP) GmbH & Co.