Miniseries · Das Erste
WM 1994 - Elf Helden, ein Albtraum
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Mario Basler
Self
4 eps
Reinhold Beckmann
Self
4 eps
Rainer Bonhof
Self
4 eps
Alfred Draxler
Self
4 eps
Stefan Effenberg
Self
4 eps
Wolfram Eilenberger
Self
4 eps
Maurizio Gaudino
Self
4 eps
Thomas Helmer
Self
4 eps
Bianca Illgner
Self
4 eps
Bodo Illgner
Self
4 eps
Jürgen Klinsmann
Self
4 eps
Uli Köhler
Self
4 eps
Andreas Köpke
Self
4 eps
Lothar Matthäus
Self
4 eps
Wolfgang Niersbach
Self
4 eps
Gaby Papenburg
Self
4 eps
Marcel Reif
Self
4 eps
Matthias Sammer
Self
4 eps
Dietrich Schulze Marmeling
Self
4 eps
Harald Stenger
Self
4 eps
Christo Stoitschkow
Self
4 eps
Thomas Strunz
Self
4 eps
Peter Unfried
Self
4 eps
Berti Vogts
Self
4 eps
Rudi Völler
Self
4 eps
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WM 1994 - Elf Helden, ein Albtraum reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Emotional Weight.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
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Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The story
What it's about
For the 1994 World Cup, Germany entered as the favorite and defending champion, but was eliminated in the quarterfinals. Internal conflicts, media campaigns, and public criticism of coach Berti Vogts led the so-called "eleven friends" – players like Lothar Matthäus, Jürgen Klinsmann, Stefan Effenberg, Bodo Illgner, and Matthias Sammer – to maneuver themselves into a collective nightmare within just a few weeks. This documentary takes a behind-the-scenes look at Germany’s memorable World Cup and shows how one of the strongest German teams of all time spectacularly failed.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Leopold HoeschExecutive Producer
Direction
- Manfred OldenburgDirector
Cinematography
- Till VielroseDirector of Photography
- Jonas KöckDirector of Photography
Music
- Hannah von HübbenetOriginal Music Composer
- Amaury Laurent BernierOriginal Music Composer
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