The Wave
2008/03/13 (US) | Drama, Thriller
Their teacher became their leader. His students became his soldiers.
A school teacher discusses types of government with his class. His students find it too boring to repeatedly go over national socialism and believe that dictatorship cannot be established in modern Germany. He starts an experiment to show how easily the masses can become manipulated.
Dennis Gansel
Director
Peter Thorwarth
Screenplay
Dennis Gansel
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Jürgen Vogel
Rainer Wenger
Frederick Lau
Tim
Max Riemelt
Marco
Jennifer Ulrich
Karo
Christiane Paul
Anke Wenger
Elyas M'Barek
Sinan
Cristina do Rego
Lisa
Budget
$ 7,500,000
Revenue
$ 32,350,637
Status
Released
Production Company
- Rat Pack Filmproduktion
- Medienfonds GFP
- B.A. Produktion
- Constantin Film
Crews
Christian Becker
Producer
Nina Maag
Executive Producer
Torsten Breuer
Director of Photography
Ivana Milos
Costume Design
Heiko Maile
Original Music Composer