Opera ball backdrop

Opera ball 1998 Directed by Urs Egger Opernball

The Opera ball turns into a catastrophe this year - hundreds die in front of the cameras...

The Vienna State Opera on Thursday before the Carnival. As every year the large ball rather is attended by celebrities from politics and the media. Just the arrival of newcomers is finished and the Polonaise faded as it is in the best tradition: "Alles Walzer". transferred with 20 cameras live throughout the world. Television journalist Fraser (Heiner Lauterbach) views the event from the control room, outside in the hall leads his son has one of the cameras. Suddenly all hell breaks loose: poison gas flows from hidden containers, hundreds of guests die in agony, millions of horrified spectators experience it on the TV screen...

Production Countries Austria , Germany
Language German
Spoken Language German
Gneres Drama , Thriller
Production Companies Constantin Film , Sat.1
Release Date 15 March 1998
180 mins
Cast
Heiner Lauterbach Kurt Frazer
Franka Potente Gabrielle Becker
Frank Giering Jörg Blahacek 'Ingenieur'
Caroline Goodall Heather Frazer
Gudrun Landgrebe Claudia Röhler
Désirée Nosbusch Iris von Hagen
Wolfgang Böck Reso Dorf, neuer Polizeipräsident
Martin Brambach Der Lange, Terrorist
Max Moor Günther
Richard Bohringer Michel Reboisson
Andreas Lust Polizist Amon
Walter Schmidinger Dr. Leitner
Lukas Miko Gaubeauftragter
Branko Samarovski Vater Feilböck
Lotte Ledl Ballgräfin Johanna von Meersburg
Crew
Director