Dead Pool

2h 57min

Documentary

Drama

Docudrama in two parts, based on the abduction of the president of the employer's association of Germany, Hanns Martin Schleyer, by the Baader-Meinhof gang in the Autumn of '77.

Episodes

Cast

People's Prison

1. People's Prison

1h 29min

15th Jun 1997

The first part describes the kidnapping of Schleyer, the first decisions and countermeasures in Bonn, the manhunt for the hijackers and the psychological drama between Schleyer and the RAF terrorists guarding him. It ends with the news of the hijacking of the Lufthansa plane "Landshut", the escalation of the crisis.

Hijack the Landshut

2. Hijack the Landshut

1h 30min

16th Jun 1997

The second part tells of the inferno in the hijacked plane, of the negotiations between the Federal Criminal Police Office and the Stammheim prisoners for their alleged release into a foreign country. It ends with the collective suicide in the high-security wing of Stammheim and the shooting of Schleyer, who had hoped that the hijacking of the plane might give his fate another turn.

First air date

15th Jun 1997

Last air date

16th Jun 1997

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

de

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