Die Affäre Borgward

Die Affäre Borgward

90 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Jan. 7, 2019

The name of car manufacturer Carl F. W. Borgward is still synonymous with the West German Wirtschaftswunder. For hundreds of thousands the "Isabella" from Borgward is the first car after the war while Borgward secures thousands of jobs in Bremen. But in 1961, the company of the passionate constructor goes surprisingly broke.

Die Affäre Borgward

90 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Jan. 7, 2019

Die Affäre Borgward
The name of car manufacturer Carl F. W. Borgward is still synonymous with the West German Wirtschaftswunder. For hundreds of thousands the "Isabella" from Borgward is the first car after the war while Borgward secures thousands of jobs in Bremen. But in 1961, the company of the passionate constructor goes surprisingly broke.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers ARD, nordmedia, NDR, CineCentrum Berlin Film- und Fernsehproduktion
Original title Die Affäre Borgward
Directors Marcus O. Rosenmüller
Writers Marcus O. Rosenmüller

Cast

Thomas Thieme

as Carl F. W. Borgward

Barbara Philipp

as Elisabeth Borgward

Jürgen Heinrich

as Wilhelm Kaisen

August Zirner

as Wilhelm Nolting-Hauff

André Mann

as Karl Eggers

Bruno Eyron

as Dr. Johannes Semler

Nina-Friederike Gnädig

as Freifrau von der Tann

Anna-Lena Schwing

as Monica Borgward

Robin Sondermann

as Peter Zech

Lara Mandoki

as Betty Zech

Sven Walser

as Heinrich Gieschen

Jens Schäfer

as Otto Carstens

Oliver Bootz

as Alfred Linden

Christian Aumer

as Leo Brawand

Franziska Mencz

as Rita Elfenbein