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Opera ball

Opera ball

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 15, 1998

Runtime

3h 0m

Genres

Drama, Thriller

User Score

74%

Original Title

Opernball

Production Companies

Sat.1, Constantin Film

Director

Urs Egger

Description

The Vienna State Opera on Thursday before the Carnival. As every year the large ball rather is attended by celebrities from politics and the media. Just the arrival of newcomers is finished and the Polonaise faded as it is in the best tradition: "Alles Walzer". transferred with 20 cameras live throughout the world. Television journalist Fraser (Heiner Lauterbach) views the event from the control room, outside in the hall leads his son has one of the cameras. Suddenly all hell breaks loose: poison gas flows from hidden containers, hundreds of guests die in agony, millions of horrified spectators experience it on the TV screen...