Beckenbauer
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
89 min
Release Date
2024-01-02
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
7.2
Franz Beckenbauer
Self (archive footage)
Günter Netzer
Self - Interviewee
Paul Breitner
Self - Interviewee
Sepp Maier
Self - Interviewee
Lothar Matthäus
Self - Interviewee
Matthias Sammer
Self - Interviewee
Harald Schmidt
Self - Interviewee
Joschka Fischer
Self - Interviewee
Wolfgang Schäuble
Self - Interviewee
Otto Schily
Self - Interviewee
Walter Beckenbauer
Self - Interviewee
Diana Sandmann
Self - Interviewee
Sybille Beckenbauer
Self - Interviewee
Werner Roth
Self - Interviewee
Arie Haan
Self - Interviewee
Herbert Jung
Self - Interviewee
Gunther Latsch
Self - Interviewee
Lawrie Mifflin
Self - Interviewee
Albert Ostermaier
Self - Interviewee
Marcus Höfl
Self - Interviewee
Robert Schwan
Self (archive footage)
Brigitte Beckenbauer
Self (archive footage)
Heidrun Burmester
Self (archive footage)
Thomas Beckenbauer
Self (archive footage)
Michael Beckenbauer
Self (archive footage)
Stephan Beckenbauer
Self (archive footage)
Jack Warner
Self (archive footage)
Robert Louis-Dreyfus
Self (archive footage)
Mohammed bin Hammam
Self (archive footage)
Rahel Comtesse
Self - Additional Voice
Andreas Neumann
Self - Additional Voice
Stefan Wilkening
Self - Additional Voice
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