A Life For Football
Filmfest 2014
(Landauer - Der Präsident)
Germany 2014
Original version
(Original: German)
World Premiere
Director: Hans Steinbichler
Section: New German TV Movies
LANDAUER is the story of former president of football club FC Bayern, Kurt Landauer. Landauer, a Jew, had fled Germany during WWII. He returns to Munich from his Swiss exile in the summer of 1947. He's just passing through. His plan is to emigrate to the United States. Seeing his beloved club in ruins, however, he changes his mind. He remains in Munich, becomes president once again and does everything in his power to rebuild the club. He soon comes to realize, not everybody welcomes or appreciates his dedication. This is not a film about soccer but the story of a man who loses everything and yet still does not give up.
Zeitsprung Pictures
Cast: Josef Bierbichler, Jeanette Hain, Herbert Knaup, Andreas Lust, Johannes Lechner
Credits
Screenplay: Dirk Kämper
Director of Photography: Bella Halben
Film Editor: Wolfgang Weigl
Composer: Alex Komlew
Production Designer: Volker Schaefer
Costume Design: Katharina Ost
Sound: Frank Heidbrink
Producer: Michael Souvignier
Co-Producer: Mark Horyna
Production Company: Zeitsprung Pictures GmbH
World Sales: Beta Film GmbH
Director: Hans Steinbichler
