Gladbeck – Dokument einer Geiselnahme

Gladbeck – Dokument einer Geiselnahme 2006 Directed by Michael Gramberg

About a dramatic bank robbery on August 16, 1988, where the criminals escape with two hostages and the media is right in the middle of their chase. Two days later the hostage situation was put to an end in a police operation on the A3 motorway. Three people were killed during this crisis - two teenage hostages and a policeman involved in a vehicle crash. The whole episode became a media circus in Germany and the Netherlands.

Country Germany

Production Country Germany

Language German

Gnere Documentary

Production Company WDR

Release Date 12 June 2006

88 mins