Germany: A Summer's Fairytale
Germany: A Summer's Fairytale

Germany: A Summer's Fairytale

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2006
1h 50m
6.9(58 votes)
Documentary

Overview

A documentary of the German national soccer team’s 2006 World Cup experience that changed the face of modern Germany.

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WDR

Cast & Crew

38 members
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Jürgen Klinsmann

Self

Jürgen Klinsmann
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Joachim Löw

Self

Joachim Löw
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Andreas Köpke

Self

Andreas Köpke
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Oliver Bierhoff

Self

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Jens Lehmann

Self

Jens Lehmann
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Oliver Kahn

Self

Oliver Kahn
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Timo Hildebrand

Self

Timo Hildebrand
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Christoph Metzelder

Self

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Per Mertesacker

Self

Per Mertesacker
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Philipp Lahm

Self

Philipp Lahm
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Arne Friedrich

Self

Arne Friedrich
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Robert Huth

Self

Robert Huth
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Marcell Jansen

Self

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Jens Nowotny

Self

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Michael Ballack

Self

Michael Ballack
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Torsten Frings

Self

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Bastian Schweinsteiger

Self

Bastian Schweinsteiger
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Bernd Schneider

Self

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Tim Borowski

Self

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Sebastian Kehl

Self

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Thomas Hitzlsperger

Self

Thomas Hitzlsperger
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David Odonkor

Self

David Odonkor
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Miroslav Klose

Self

Miroslav Klose
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Lukas Podolski

Self

Lukas Podolski
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Oliver Neuville

Self

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Gerald Asamoah

Self

Gerald Asamoah
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Mike Hanke

Self

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Angela Merkel

Self

Angela Merkel
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Horst Köhler

Self

Horst Köhler
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Franz Beckenbauer

Self

Franz Beckenbauer
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Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder

Self

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Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt

Self

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Adolf Katzenmeier

Self

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Oliver Schmidtlein

Self

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Harald Stenger

Self

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Matthias Sammer

Self

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Michael Schumacher

Self

Michael Schumacher
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Xavier Naidoo

Self

Xavier Naidoo

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