On July 24, 1978, a bomb blasted a hole in the outer wall of a prison in Celle, Germany. The attack was blamed on the Red Army Faction. Years later, in April 1986, the true background was revealed. The attack had been staged with the complicity of Lower Saxony's domestic intelligence service, the GSG 9 and high-ranking government officials. The result was the expansion of anti-terror measures to protect citizens. The documentary tries to get to the bottom of the affair, and at the same time asks whether this action is not just the tip of an iceberg, whether much more was not initiated to stir up public sentiment.
Unfortunately the movie Das Celler Loch is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Herbert Linkesch | Director |
Writing | Rudi Reinbold | Writer |
Camera | Tom Fährmann | Director of Photography |
Camera | Dominikus Probst | Director of Photography |
Production | Rudi Reinbold | Producer |
Production | Evi Stangassinger | Line Producer |
Camera | Ulla Marquardt | Still Photographer |
Sound | Werner Loth | Sound |
Camera | Thomas Post | Director of Photography |
Crew | Wolfgang Becker | Editorial Staff |
Crew | Christa Ellersiek | Editorial Staff |
Production | Herbert Linkesch | Researcher |