Movie: Beckenbauer

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Franz Beckenbauer
Franz Beckenbauer

Self (archive footage)

Günter Netzer
Günter Netzer

Self - Interviewee

Paul Breitner
Paul Breitner

Self - Interviewee

Sepp Maier
Sepp Maier

Self - Interviewee

Lothar Matthäus
Lothar Matthäus

Self - Interviewee

Matthias Sammer
Matthias Sammer

Self - Interviewee

Harald Schmidt
Harald Schmidt

Self - Interviewee

Joschka Fischer
Joschka Fischer

Self - Interviewee

Wolfgang Schäuble
Wolfgang Schäuble

Self - Interviewee

Otto Schily
Otto Schily

Self - Interviewee

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    He is considered one of the most important athletes in football history. Franz Beckenbauer was the shining light of German football, won everything there was to win in club football as a player and coach, became world champion as a player and coach and, as the father of the "Summer Fairy Tale", brought the 2006 World Cup to Germany. He was also a pioneering advertising icon and an occasional singer and actor. The man whom everyone in his home country simply calls “Kaiser” shaped the image of the Federal Republic of Germany like no one else. The legendary footballer seems like a national treasure today, but little is known about the person behind the ball artist. Public knowledge of his private life is shaped by his long-term relationships with four women. The documentary, completed shortly before his death, uses archive material and prominent contemporary witnesses from sports, politics and entertainment to weave both facets into a look at a life's work with light and shadow.

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    2024-01-02

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    7.2

  • Rating:

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