30 reviews
Thriller/History
1h 48m
2008
The incredible true story of Lufthansa Flight 181, which was hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in October of 1977, and the noble efforts of stewardess...

The incredible true story of Lufthansa Flight 181, which was hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in October of 1977, and the noble efforts of stewardess Gabriele Dillmann (Nadja Uhl) to ensure the safety of the terrified passengers throughout the harrowing ordeal. When terrorists sympathetic to the cause of the German Red Army Faction seize control of the flight, German chancellor Helmut Schmidt refuses to negotiate. Meanwhile, terrorist leader "Captain Martyr Mahmud" grows increasingly agitated, and the Yemeni government refuses to let the plane land on their soil. After Captain Schumann (Thomas Kretschmann) makes an emergency landing in the sand, he is brutally executed in front of the passengers by "Captain Martyr Mahmud" (Said Taghmaoui), who then forces the co-pilot to fly the plane to Somolia. Once there, counter terrorism measures quickly get underway as the passengers brace themselves for the worst.
- DirectorRoland Suso Richter
- Release30 November 2008
- Genre
- Duration1h 48m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate30 reviews
- Productions
ARD
Cast

Thomas Kretschmann
Captain Jürgen Schumann

Nadja Uhl
Stewardess Gabriele Dillmann

Saïd Taghmaoui
Captain Mahmud

Christian Berkel
Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt

Herbert Knaup
Ulrich Wegener

Judith Engel
Monika Schumann

Valerie Niehaus
Birgitt Röhll

Jürgen Tarrach
Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski

Franz Dinda
Peter-Jürgen Boock

Fahri Yardım
Michael Libal

Simon Verhoeven
Co-Pilot Jürgen Vietor

Tobias Licht
Hauptmann Baum

Till Kretzschmar
Chefpilot Gäbel

Jan Messutat
Rüdiger von Lutzau

Jan Henrik Stahlberg
Wolfgang Salewski

Cornelia Schmaus
Lyvia Vamos

Youssef Hamid
Wadi Haddad

Bettina Hoppe
Brigitte Mohnhaupt

Ralf Dittrich
Heinz Ruhnau

Mohcine Nadifi
Walbi Harb

Abdellatif Chaouqi
Scheich Ahmed

Valerie Niehaus
Birgit Röhll

Ralf Dittrich

Fritz Roth

Sven Rothkirch
Landshut-Passagier

Alexander Yassin
Airport Staff - Dubai Airport
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