Entführung aus der Lindenstraße

Entführung aus der Lindenstraße (meaning 'Kidnap from Linden Street') is a German television film directed by George Moorse. It was produced in 1995 to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the German television series Lindenstraße,[2] and stars many cast members of that show.

Entführung aus der Lindenstraße
GenreComedy
Crime
Written byChristoph Wortberg
Directed byGeorge Moorse
StarringMarie-Luise Marjan, Herbert Feuerstein
Music byClaudius Bruese
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
Production
ProducerHans W. Geißendörfer
EditorHelga Borsche
Running time74 minutes[1]
Original release
Release1995 (1995)

Plot

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The ARD television series Lindenstraße is about to be cancelled after its ten-year run.

Obsessive Lindenstraße fan and head computer programmer of the GEZ, Detlef Hase (portrayed by Herbert Feuerstein) is distraught. He enters the production studio of the show posing as a tourist, sneaks backstage, and kidnaps the actress Marie-Luise Marjan (playing herself) at gunpoint. He calls her 'Helga' or 'Frau Beimer', her Lindenstraße stage-name, and is infatuated with her. He takes her to an unoccupied castle which belongs to a distant relative of his, and forces her to record a video stating that unless the show Lindenstraße is renewed, the record of all GEZ TV-licenses will be deleted. To prove his ability to carry out his threat, he deletes all data pertaining to the town Bad Schwartau. This however alerts the police to his identity, and after searching his apartment they find a map on which the location of the castle is marked.

Meanwhile, Marie-Luise begins to admire Hase, and is persuaded to support his attempt to save Lindenstraße. They manage to evade capture by the police and drive to the GEZ headquarters, where they lock themselves in the computer room. As the police break in and arrest him, Hase activates a computer virus that will automatically delete the GEZ data, and that can only be deactivated by him. As the virus continues to delete data, WDR director Fritz Pleitgen announces publicly that Lindenstraße will be re-commissioned, citing the public outcry over the proposed cancellation as the reason.

In the final scene, set several weeks later, Marie-Luise visits Hase in prison, and offers him an acting role on the show Lindenstraße after the completion of his custodial sentence.

Cast

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The protagonist Detlef Hase is portrayed by Herbert Feuerstein. Lindenstraße actress Marie-Luise Marjan and the then-director of WDR, Fritz Pleitgen, play themselves. Other fictional roles in Entführung aus der Lindenstraße are portrayed by cast members of Lindenstraße.[3]

Actor Role in Film Role in Lindenstraße[4][5]
Anna Teluren Cleaner Maria Steiner / Government Minister Ms. Boose Amélie von der Marwitz
Martin Rickelt Janitor Alfred Pitschak Franz Wittich
Bill Mockridge GEZ-Supervisor Peter Rummler Erich Schiller
Manfred Schwabe GEZ-employee Hans Markowski Matthias Steinbrück
Marie-Luise Marjan herself Helga Beimer
Willi Herren Newspaper-seller Olli Klatt
Annemarie Wendl Gertrud Pleitgen (Mother of Intendant Fritz Pleitgen) Else Kling
Helmut Ehmig Janitor Hans Keller Hilmar Eggers
Ute Mora make-up artist Elfie Schlueter Berta Griese
Nika von Altenstadt Ingeborg Roll Sonia Besirsky
Marianne Rogée Tour-guide Agnes Pilz Isolde Pavarotti
Petra Vieten Interpreter Mrs. Mandrakis Corinna Marx
Amorn Surangkanjanajai Set visitor A. Korangunganajai Gung Pham Kien
Ludwig Haas Lindenstraße Director Walther Planck Dr. Ludwig Dressler
Sybille Waury Director's Assistant Ines von Falckenberg Tanja Dressler
Andrea Spatzek Margot Link Gabi Zenker
Anna Nowak Franziska Witsch Urszula Winicki
Susanne Gannott Theresa Oezguel Beate Sarikakis
Guido Gagliardi Sound- and cameraman Ferdi Schmitz Enrico Pavarotti
Wolfgang Grönebaum Sound- and cameraman Franz Keppler Egon Kling
Moritz A. Sachs Sound- and cameraman Ludwig Hintermoser Klaus Beimer
Inga Abel Ulla Fink Eva-Maria Sperling
Tanja Schmitz Gundi Strack (as Tanja Schmitz-Kemmerling) Julia von der Marwitz
Sontje Peplow Sandra Fromm Lisa Hoffmeister
Knut Hinz Commissioner Klaus Weber Hans-Joachim Scholz
Joachim Hermann Luger Police Officer Horst Braun Hans Beimer
Domna Adamopoulou Hildegard Knies Elena Sarikakis
Philipp Neubauer Police technician Heinz Wagner Philipp Sperling
Jo Bolling SEK Official Rudi Brant Andi Zenker
Hermes Hodolides SEK Official Alf Schroeder Vasily Sarikakis
Irene Fischer Police Psychologist Edeltraut Berger Anna Ziegler
Carlos Werner Friedrich Heinemann Ernst-Hugo von Salen-Priesnitz
Michael Marwitz Volker Lutz Kurt Sperling
Nadine Spruß Reporter Valerie Zenker
Kostas Papanastasiou Reporter Panaiotis Sarikakis
Margret Van Munster Homeless person Rosi Koch
Robert Zimmerling Homeless person Hubert Koch
Steffen Gräbner Helicopter pilot Harry Hansen Dieter Rantzow
Marcus Off Undersecretary Goetsch Phil Seegers
Georg Uecker Dietmar Ganz Carsten Flöter
Rebecca Siemoneit-Barum Reporter Uta Radtke Iffi Zenker
Moritz Zielke Reporter Momo Sperling
Sigo Lorfeo Justice Department Official Hans Koschinski Paolo Varese

References in the TV Show

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Herbert Feuerstein appears in Episode 528 of Lindenstraße as a chimney sweep, and upon seeing Helga, addresses her by name and appears to hold her in veneration. This can be interpreted as the fulfilment of the conversation between Marie-Luise Marjan and Detlef Hase in the final scene of Entführung aus der Lindenstraße.

In episode 576 a clip from Entführung aus der Lindenstraße appears on television. Erich remarks to Helga: "Actually we could have saved ourselves the cable-TV fees – twenty-seven channels and there’s nothing on!"

Certification

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Entführung aus der Lindenstraße is rated FSK 6[6] - suitable for viewers of age 6 and above.

References

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  1. ^ http://www.tvspielfilm.de/kino/filmarchiv/film/entfuehrung-aus-der-lindenstrasse,1327590,ApplicationMovie.html (in German)
  2. ^ http://www.herbertfeuerstein.de/filme/lindenst.html (in German)
  3. ^ "Entführung aus der Lindenstraße (TV Movie 1995) - IMDb". IMDb.
  4. ^ http://www1.wdr.de/daserste/lindenstrasse/personen/aktive/index.html(in German)
  5. ^ http://www1.wdr.de/daserste/lindenstrasse/personen/ehemalige/index.html(in German)
  6. ^ http://www.djfl.de/entertainment/djfl/1080/108309.html Archived 2017-05-20 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
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