Germany / Jul 02, 1998 / 12
1h 39min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The movie's plot is based on the true story of a group of young computer hackers from Hannover, Germany. In the late 1980s the orphaned Karl Koch invests his heritage in a flat and a home computer. At first he dials up to bulletin boards to discuss conspiracy theories inspired by his favorite novel, R.A. Wilson's "Illuminatus", but soon he and his friend David start breaking into government and military computers. Pepe, one of Karl's rather criminal acquaintances senses that there is money in computer cracking - he travels to east Berlin and tries to contact the KGB.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Peter Fitz | Brückner |
| Lilly Marie Tschörtner | Beate |
| Arnulf Schumacher | Seybert |
| Patrick Joswig | Alex |
| Sven Lehmann | Computerverkäufer |
| Regine Zimmermann | Pepes Freundin |
| Armin Dillenberger | Kellner im Zug |
| Oscar Ortega Sánchez | Mr. Minit |
| Brigitte Janner | Sekretärin |
| Hedi Kriegeskotte | Heimleiterin Frau Helldorff |
| Alexandra Hartmann | Prostituierte |
| Claudia Boneberg | Prostituierte |
| Hanns Zischler | Karls Vater |
| Katrin Klein | Sekretärin |
| Karin Gregorek | Karls Stiefmutter |
| Tom Keidel | Conan |
| Jörg Schmitz | Kugelfisch |
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| Christian Wolff | Scarabaeus |
| Johann Claussen | Pfarrer |
| Jan-Gregor Kampwirth | Partygast |
| Nina Bühler | Alex’ Freundin |
| Katja Klauss | Alex’ Freundin |
| Robert Anton Wilson | Er selbst |
| Tirzah Haase | Nachrichten (voice) |
| Beate Himmerlstoss | Nachrichten (voice) |
| Josef Tratnik | Nachrichten (voice) |
| Peter Veith | Nachrichten (voice) |
| Jessica Lohmann | Nachrichten (voice) |
| Anna-Maija Tuuliainen | Nachrichten (voice) |
| Igor Davidovski | Nachrichten (voice) |
| Dietrich Brüggemann | Bit |
| Muammar Gaddafi | Self (archive footage) |
| Hans-Dietrich Genscher | Self (archive footage) |
| George Shultz | Self (archive footage) |
| Richard von Weizsäcker | Self (archive footage) |
| Olof Palme |
Genres
DramaThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 23 |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский, Deutsch, English |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Claussen+Wöbke Filmproduktion |
| Release date | 2 luglio 1998 |
| Executive producer | Ulrike Putz |
| Production | Jakob Claussen, Thomas Wöbke |
| Writer | Hans-Christian Schmid, Michael Gutmann |
| Casting | Nessie Nesslauer |
| Editing | Hansjörg Weißbrich, Bernd Schlegel |
| Cinematography | Klaus Eichhammer, Kai Rostásy |
| Assistant directors | Andrea Kapeller, Hans-Christian Schmid |
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| Lighting | Jürgen Bauer |
| Camera operators | Klaus Eichhammer, Kai Rostásy |
| Additional photography | Klaus Eichhammer, Kai Rostásy |
| Production design | Ingrid Henn, Sikander Goldau |
| Art direction | Ingrid Henn, Sikander Goldau |
| Set decoration | Ingrid Henn, Sikander Goldau |
| Special effects | Uli Nefzer, Gerd Nefzer |
| Music | Enjott Schneider, Kai Storck, Guido Zettier, William Edouard Franck, Martin Steyer, Dirk Jacob |
| Sound | Enjott Schneider, Kai Storck, Guido Zettier, William Edouard Franck, Martin Steyer, Dirk Jacob |
| Costume design | Peri de Bragança, Stephanie Hilke, Tatjana Krauskopf |
| Makeup | Stephanie Hilke, Tatjana Krauskopf, Peri de Bragança |
| Hairstyling | Peri de Bragança, Stephanie Hilke, Tatjana Krauskopf |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Jan 14, 1999
France / Jul 07, 1999
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