TV series
54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis
2018, German, on Das Erste. Created by Kilian Riedhof & Holger Karsten Schmidt.
Based on the true story that shocked a nation in the summer of 1988. The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis exposed numerous errors and ethical lapses committed by the media and police amidst a hostage crisis and media frenzy.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 2
- Episode length
- 90 min
- Status
- Ended in 2018
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Latest episode
S1 E2: Episode 2
Aired 8 March 2018
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Kilian RiedhofCreator
- Holger Karsten SchmidtCreator
- Sascha Alexander GeršakHans-Jürgen Rösner · 2 ep
- Alexander ScheerDieter Degowski · 2 ep
- Ulrich NoethenEinsatzleiter Recklinghausen · 2 ep
- Marie Rosa TietjenMarion Löblich · 2 ep
- Martin WuttkeLeiter Kripo Bremen · 2 ep
- Zsá Zsá Inci BürkleSilke · 2 ep
- Johannes AllmayerHarald · 2 ep
- Lilli FichtnerInes · 2 ep
- Marcel HensemaJasper Maas · 2 ep
- Amelie KieferKarin · 2 ep
- Riccardo CampioneEmanuele de Giorgi · 2 ep
- Vinicio MarchioniAldo · 2 ep
Details
- First aired
- 7 March 2018
- Last aired
- 8 March 2018
- Network
- Das Erste
- Original title
- Gladbeck
- Language
- German
- Country
- Germany
- Type
- Miniseries
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54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis: quick answers
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54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis has 1 season and 2 episodes, about 90 minutes each.
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Yes. 54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis ended in 2018, so you can watch the whole story.
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Who created 54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis?
54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis was created by Kilian Riedhof and Holger Karsten Schmidt and stars Sascha Alexander Geršak, Alexander Scheer, Ulrich Noethen.