Released:
2005-10-28

Overview:
The major flood disaster on February 17, 1962 hit Hamburg completely unprepared. It left 315 dead and 10,000 people homeless. Almost a fifth of Hamburg's urban area was under water. In times of need, the people of Hamburg followed their young police and interior senator Helmut Schmidt, who later became Chancellor, who gained respect nationwide in those days.

Director:
Raymond Ley

Runtime:
1h 30min

Genre:
Drama, History

• Cast:
• 
  Ulrich Tukur
  as
  Helmut Schmidt
• 
  Christiane Paul
  as
  Gerda Brandt
• 
  Florian Lukas
  as
  Horst Sahm
• 
  Jan Peter Heyne
  as
  Bernhard Brandt
• 
  Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey
  as
  Heinrich Brandt