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This semi-fictional movie portrays the german soccer player Franz Beckenbauer. It shows the ups and downs of being a superstar.
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Franz Beckenbauer Harald Leipnitz Klaus Löwitsch Beatrice Kessler Walter Born Rüdiger Bahr Antje-Katrin Kühnemann Volker Schrader Guenter Wolfbauer Brigitte Beckenbauer Corinna Genest Franz Rudnick Gaby Fuchs Hans Musäus Hugo Lindinger Dieter Augustin Helma Seitz Shmuel Rodensky Sepp Maier Franz Roth Josef Duernberger Johnny Hansen Rainer Zobel Willi Hoffmann Paul Breitner Hans Josef Kapellmann Edgar Schneider Georg Schwarzenbeck Gerd Müller Uli Hoeneß Udo Lattek
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