Adam’s Eight

Adam’s Eight

Drama | Sept. 17, 2026

Adam's Eight tells the remarkable true story of Karl Adam — a visionary rowing coach who, in 1950s Germany, brought together a group of underdogs and turned them into champions. Within just three years, his team defied all odds and won Olympic gold in Rome in 1960.

Adam’s Eight

Drama | Sept. 17, 2026

Adam’s Eight
Adam's Eight tells the remarkable true story of Karl Adam — a visionary rowing coach who, in 1950s Germany, brought together a group of underdogs and turned them into champions. Within just three years, his team defied all odds and won Olympic gold in Rome in 1960.
Producers Majestic Filmproduktion, Ninety-Minute Film, Sunday Filmproduktions GmbH
Original title Adams Acht
Directors Hannu Salonen
Writers Stephan Falk, Domenik Pockberger

Cast

Oliver Masucci

as Karl Adam

Felix Kammerer

as Hans Lenk

Svenja Jung

as Ulla

Leonard Kunz

as Manfred Rullfs

Nick Romeo Reimann

as Moritz von Groddeck

Vito Wiesner

as Willi Padge