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# The Baader-Meinhof Complex [DVD]

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Dramatisation of the inner workings of 1970s radically left-wing German terrorist group The Red Army Faction (RAF). Moritz Bleibtreu, Martina Gedeck and Johanna Wokalek star as Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslin, the trio at the core of the organisation, which carried out bombings, robberies, kidnappings and assassinations throughout the late 1960s and 70s in a misguided attempt to redress the wrongs of the Nazi generation. Bruno Ganz co-stars as Horst Herold, the head of the German police who must gain an understanding into the young terrorists' reasoning even as he hunts them down.

Review: Excellent film about a remarkable era - The Baader-Meinhof Complex is a historically faithful and visually pleasing film about an extreme left-wing militant group that began at the end of the 1960s. Director Uli Edell provides important details about the reasons for the militancy and the different ways that the Baader-Meinhof militants wrought violent disruption of West German society while tapping into the older generation's unresolved issues from its Nazi past. Edell at once portrays the militants as committed, oftentimes ruthless fighters, demonstrating that these individuals were not victims, but rather, people who were willing to stop at nothing to achieve their goals of breaking what they viewed as the complacency and terror of the West German state that had evolved far too little from its Nazi past. It is vital however, to investigate further than Edell's remarkable film, to gauge the extent and scope of the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon by looking through a couple of scholarly works on this important passage in recent German history. Baader-Meinhof Returns: History and Cultural Memory of German Left-Wing Terrorism (German Monitor) and Bringing the War Home: The Weather Underground, the Red Army Faction, and Revolutionary Violence in the Sixties and Seventies will shed light on these events in a more detailed and careful fashion. This is not to imply in any way that the film is incorrect or unhelpful. On the contrary, it is well worth seeing both for its cinematic value--telling a good story with strong characterization, great camera and editing work, etc-- as well as its historiographical input on a troubling, oftentimes puzzling, but nevertheless remarkable era in modern western history.
Review: One of the best modern German films - I’ve loved this film since I first watched it on Netflix around 2011. Since IFC has the rights to it, you won’t see it unless you pay for yet another streaming service or you can just buy the Blu-ray. The transfer here is near reference quality. Extremely film like and looks fantastic on my LG C8 OLED. This is one of the best films I’ve seen dealing with this early terrorist/anti-imperialist resistance (depending on how you view the world) period along with the excellent French made “Carlos The Jackal.” The cast is comprised of two of the finest German actors around in Gedeck and Bleibtreu and it remains highly entertaining until the third act which just isn’t as engaging as the majority of the film. Sound quality (DTS HD MA) is as good as the picture quality for this sort of movie. Finally I personally don’t buy the official version of events. I’m not going to spoil anything but others who know the story or have seen the film will know what I’m referring to.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Contributor | Alexandra Maria Lara, Der Baader Meinhof Komplex, Jan Josef Liefers, Johanna Wokalek, La bande à Baader, Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Nadja Uhl, Niels-Bruno Schmidt, Simon Licht, Stipe Erceg, The Baader Meinhof Complex, The Baader Meinhof Complex ( Der Baader Meinhof Komplex ) ( La bande à Baader ), Uli Edel, Vinzenz Kiefer Contributor Alexandra Maria Lara, Der Baader Meinhof Komplex, Jan Josef Liefers, Johanna Wokalek, La bande à Baader, Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Nadja Uhl, Niels-Bruno Schmidt, Simon Licht, Stipe Erceg, The Baader Meinhof Complex, The Baader Meinhof Complex ( Der Baader Meinhof Komplex ) ( La bande à Baader ), Uli Edel, Vinzenz Kiefer See more |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 861 Reviews |
| Format | PAL |
| Genre | Drama |
| Language | German |
| Runtime | 2 hours and 30 minutes |

## Product Details

- **Genre:** Drama
- **Format:** PAL
- **Contributor:** Alexandra Maria Lara, Der Baader Meinhof Komplex, Jan Josef Liefers, Johanna Wokalek, La bande à Baader, Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Nadja Uhl, Niels-Bruno Schmidt, Simon Licht, Stipe Erceg, The Baader Meinhof Complex, The Baader Meinhof Complex ( Der Baader Meinhof Komplex ) ( La bande à Baader ), Uli Edel, Vinzenz Kiefer
- **Language:** German
- **Runtime:** 2 hours and 30 minutes

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent film about a remarkable era
*by M***L on March 20, 2011*

The Baader-Meinhof Complex is a historically faithful and visually pleasing film about an extreme left-wing militant group that began at the end of the 1960s. Director Uli Edell provides important details about the reasons for the militancy and the different ways that the Baader-Meinhof militants wrought violent disruption of West German society while tapping into the older generation's unresolved issues from its Nazi past. Edell at once portrays the militants as committed, oftentimes ruthless fighters, demonstrating that these individuals were not victims, but rather, people who were willing to stop at nothing to achieve their goals of breaking what they viewed as the complacency and terror of the West German state that had evolved far too little from its Nazi past. It is vital however, to investigate further than Edell's remarkable film, to gauge the extent and scope of the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon by looking through a couple of scholarly works on this important passage in recent German history. Baader-Meinhof Returns: History and Cultural Memory of German Left-Wing Terrorism (German Monitor) and Bringing the War Home: The Weather Underground, the Red Army Faction, and Revolutionary Violence in the Sixties and Seventies will shed light on these events in a more detailed and careful fashion. This is not to imply in any way that the film is incorrect or unhelpful. On the contrary, it is well worth seeing both for its cinematic value--telling a good story with strong characterization, great camera and editing work, etc-- as well as its historiographical input on a troubling, oftentimes puzzling, but nevertheless remarkable era in modern western history.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the best modern German films
*by L***E on September 4, 2019*

I’ve loved this film since I first watched it on Netflix around 2011. Since IFC has the rights to it, you won’t see it unless you pay for yet another streaming service or you can just buy the Blu-ray. The transfer here is near reference quality. Extremely film like and looks fantastic on my LG C8 OLED. This is one of the best films I’ve seen dealing with this early terrorist/anti-imperialist resistance (depending on how you view the world) period along with the excellent French made “Carlos The Jackal.” The cast is comprised of two of the finest German actors around in Gedeck and Bleibtreu and it remains highly entertaining until the third act which just isn’t as engaging as the majority of the film. Sound quality (DTS HD MA) is as good as the picture quality for this sort of movie. Finally I personally don’t buy the official version of events. I’m not going to spoil anything but others who know the story or have seen the film will know what I’m referring to.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Baader-Meinhof ,the Red Army's 'Odd Couple'
*by M***N on February 25, 2010*

Yes,this was an interesting film.But,yet another one that still focuses on the terrorist dramas,rather than the group itself.The tag of 'Baader-Meinhof' is a misnomer.It really should have been ,'Baader-Eisseln'.I wished the film was told similar to the 1967 film,'Bonnie and Clyde'. This film was lacking the character development,to give the viewer reason to care.Many of the events were glossed over,to cram the film into two and a half hours.Their political objectives were also ,in the background,of this quasi-documentary.This film hits the nail on the head with the fact, that this group of aging 'halbstarkers',were a group of hoppel-de-poppel anarchists.The german version of the Manson family.Where eveything was peace and love,in the beginning.The ringleaders were rounded-up,the bellicose bellwethers locked up.And later,violence to potential defectors hung over the heads ,of the group's leftovers.The remaining radicals were already so alienated from normal society,they had nothing to lose.The irony with the RAF and the Manson family also,is that they were considered political inspired.But really,they both had a very weak understanding society,family and governmental operations.I think if Marx and Engels had met them ,they would have seen them as intellectually inferior people.And Mao and Stalin would have seen them as physically lazy and unattentive to strict principles of true revolutionary warfare.Atheists,communists and anarchists have little regard for the environment and their fellow humans.The moslims have 'Allah' and the christians have 'Jesus'.The RAF had no idols to worship,perhaps later only the Baader-Meinhof martyres. So these kids read a few leftist books,they dabbled in mischief.The film gives an entertaining tabloid version of the Baader-Meinhof gruppa.But,I think a half hour could have been added showing the transition from a hippi-beatnik tribe into an agitated anti-social maelstrom of chaos.The closing of the film,shows the disgust of the imprisoned urban guerrillas,and their alledged suicides,after learning the outcome of the failed sky-jacking episode.I have seen the real death photos of the Baader-Meinhof crew.It appeared they were murdered,rather than being suicides.Their eyes looked black-circled,from beatings.It may have been self-inflicted,from sleep deprevation.I think the guards were finished with their circus nonsense and trouble-making,day in and day out.The truth may never be fully known.The RAF activities was a sad chapter,in modern German history.The RAF caused more trouble and problems,than had solved for Germany.And such issues as,global warming and chemical pollution,completely ignored by the RAF.The Baader-Meinhof group made their chief mistake by focusing on the bankers and high-lawers.The bankers and state-lawers are instruments of the state-government,controlled by the jews.I don't think the Baader-Meinhof gang had the organisational preserverence to fully change the state government and install a functioning new working leadership.When you see this film,there are some interesting points,yet not very in-depth.I hope to see a film one day,on the subject of 'Baader-Meinhof',that tells the full story.

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