Landauer - The President
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Landauer - The President |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2014 |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
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| Director | Hans Steinbichler |
| script | Dirk Kämper |
| production | Zeitsprung Pictures GmbH |
| music | Alex Komlew |
| camera | Bella halves |
| cut | Wolfgang Weigl |
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Landauer - The President is a German television film by the director Hans Steinbichler , which was shown for the first time on October 15, 2014 on Das Erste .
action
The film begins with the victory of the German soccer championship in 1932 by FC Bayern Munich, led by President Kurt Landauer , in the final against Eintracht Frankfurt . Fifteen years later, Landauer returned from exile in Switzerland to war-torn Munich, from where he intended to travel on to New York . He attends the general meeting of his former club, which is about to restructure itself after the forced dissolution of all clubs in the US occupation zone , but does not receive a license from the Allied occupiers to host sporting events. The top management around Sigi Hermann and Conny Heidkamp , who led the club through the war years, spontaneously reappoints Landauer as president. He hesitantly accepts the election and, together with Hermann, tackles the repair of the war-damaged stadium on Grünwalder Strasse . He hires the accountant Inge Streicher, who quickly realizes that the club is facing financial ruin. In order to revive football in the city and save FC Bayern, Landauer is negotiating with the management of local rivals TSV 1860 Munich to host the first football game. His parallel negotiations with the Americans are successful, and both clubs have been granted the license they need to resume normal play. Landauer gives up his plans to emigrate to New York and remains president of FC Bayern until 1951.
background
The film was shot from July 16, 2013 to August 24, 2013 in Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia .
On the occasion of the Holocaust Remembrance Day, the FC Bayern ultras organized a choreography to commemorate Landauer in the southern curve of the Allianz Arena before the Bundesliga match against Eintracht Frankfurt in February 2014. These recordings are shown with an introductory dedication for 20 seconds as the last scene of the film.
"It was the 'Schickeria' fan group that Kurt Landauer brought back to the world's minds."
Some historical facts and events in the film do not correspond to actual events. For example, the central receipt of the license for gaming operations in 1947, as mentioned in the film store, is a fiction. Football has also been played in Germany since autumn 1945 in the newly organized league , whose founding members included the two large Munich clubs. The stadium on Grünwalder Strasse had also been reopened for games since the summer of 1945. The reconstruction shown in the film with the help of players and members of both clubs did not take place - although at the time requested by the city of Munich.
reception
Reviews
“Josef Bierbichler plays the thoughtful, injured Landau with carefully dosed emotions - in fine contrast to the often too emotionally flaring film music, the only disturbing element in this well-composed production, because a black and white walk through ruins works even without a gloomy cello . "
“Speaking of lions : The best thing is 'Landauer', who manages the balance between hero portrait, football film and post-war document, when Bierbichler and Eisi Gulp (as president from 1860) two character actors of the first division attack each other. [...] Another joy: the film sheds light on the Jewish roots of FC Bayern and reminds us that without Kurt Landauer Uli Hoeneß 'work would not have been possible. "
Audience ratings
The first broadcast of Landauer - The President on October 15, 2014 was seen by a total of 3.11 million viewers in Germany and achieved a market share of 10.4% for Das Erste ; In the group of 14 to 49 year old viewers , 0.86 million viewers and a market share of 7.8% were achieved.
Public viewing in Dingden
The Heimatverein Dingden , Westmünsterland , showed the film publicly in 2014 in front of a large audience on a square next to the Humberghaus , which opened in 2012 , to recall parallels between the escape stories of the Jewish family members of the Humbergs and Landauers.
Audio film
The audio description of the film was spoken by Peter Veit and was awarded the German Audio Film Prize in the television category in 2015 .
Web links
- Landauer - The President in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website for the film
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Landauer - The President . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , June 2014 (PDF; test number: 145 583 V).
- ^ Landauer - The President at crew united
- ↑ Never again! An FC Bayern weekend dedicated to remembrance. (No longer available online.) In: Inside. Allianz Arena München Stadion GmbH, February 6, 2014, archived from the original on October 24, 2014 ; accessed on April 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Holger Gertz : Reunification . Kurt Landauer was once the president of FC Bayern. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . No. 233 , October 10, 2014, ISSN 0174-4917 , p. 3 (Page Three).
- ↑ Comments on the feature film "Landauer - The President" (broadcast on October 15, 2014 on ARD) on gruenwalder-stadion.com. October 16, 2014, accessed January 3, 2015.
- ↑ Anja Rützel : The master of FC Bayern. In: Culture. Spiegel Online , October 14, 2014, accessed May 10, 2017 .
- ↑ Bernhard Blöchl: Biopic "Landauer" about the president of Bavaria. Savior of the Reds. Süddeutsche Zeitung, October 15, 2014, accessed on April 24, 2019 .
- ↑ DWDL.de : “Landauer” remains pale against Schlecker film , accessed on October 16, 2014.
- ↑ Report on derwesten.de , July 14, 2014
- ^ Landauer - The President in the Hörfilm database of Hörfilm e. V.
- ↑ 13th German Audio Film Award 2015