Franz Beckenbauer

Acting

Franz Beckenbauer

Born — Died

1945-09-11 — 2024-01-07

Place of birth

München, Germany

Known for

Acting

Credits

78 titles

Franz Anton Beckenbauer (11 September 1945 - 7 January 2024) was a German former professional footballer and manager. In his playing career he was nicknamed Der Kaiser ("The Emperor") because of his elegant style, dominance and leadership on the field, and also as his first name "Franz" is reminiscent of the Austrian emperors. He is widely regarded to be one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. A versatile player who started out as a midfielder, Beckenbauer made his name as a central defender. He is often credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper (libero). Twice named European Footballer of the Year, Beckenbauer appeared 103 times for West Germany and played…

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 6 titles

Ein Sommer in Italien - WM 1990 poster
8.4

Documentary from Nadja Kölling and Vanessa Nöcker about the soccer world championship 1990 in Italy.

Ein Sommer in Italien - WM 1990

2026

Best Goalkeeper in the World poster
NR

Incredible story of Petar Radenkovic. From Belgrade to Munich, from cheap hotel rooms to a Bundesliga superstar. Millions of copies of his song were sold. The story of a man of whom Germany was proud and Yugoslavia wouldn't speak a word.

Best Goalkeeper in the World

2021

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Der Ball war mein Freund - Zum 75. Geburtstag von Franz Beckenbauer

2020

Big-Time Soccer: The Remarkable Rise & Fall of the NASL poster
NR

Nearly 40 years since its demise, the North American Soccer League continues to linger in the memories and imaginations of soccer fans across the United States — and beyond. The colorful, oftentimes controversial league attracted some of the game’s greatest players: Pele, Best, Cruyff, Muller, Beckenbauer, to name a few. Crowds of 70,000-plus flocked to games as the NASL brought star power to a country where soccer had been virtually invisible just a few years earlier.

Big-Time Soccer: The Remarkable Rise & Fall of the NASL

2021

Beckenbauer poster
6.4

He is considered one of the most important athletes in football history. Franz Beckenbauer was the shining light of German football, won everything there was to win in club football as a player and coach, became world champion as a player and coach and, as the father of the "Summer Fairy Tale", brought the 2006 World Cup to Germany. He was also a pioneering advertising icon and an occasional singer and actor. The man whom everyone in his home country simply calls “Kaiser” shaped the image of the Federal Republic of Germany like no one else. The legendary footballer seems like a national treasure today, but little is known about the person behind the ball artist. Public knowledge of his private life is shaped by his long-term relationships with four women. The documentary, completed shortly before his death, uses archive material and prominent contemporary witnesses from sports, politics and entertainment to weave both facets into a look at a life's work with light and shadow.

Beckenbauer

2024

Franz Beckenbauer: Der Kaiser poster
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Franz Beckenbauer: Der Kaiser

2022

2010s · 13 titles

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Kicker, Zocker und Rebellen - Die WM-Helden von '74

2014

Football's Greatest International Teams: West Germany 1972-1974 poster
NR

A look at the West German side that won the 1972 European Championship and the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Football's Greatest International Teams: West Germany 1972-1974

2014

Fußball – Ein Leben: Franz Beckenbauer poster
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Fußball – Ein Leben: Franz Beckenbauer

2015

Heinz Flohe - Der mit dem Ball tanzte poster
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Heinz Flohe - Der mit dem Ball tanzte

2015

Wir haben den Pokal poster
10.0

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Wir haben den Pokal

2014

The Team poster
6.7

Documentary about the victorious German national football team - called "Die Mannschaft" - and their journey to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

The Team

2014

Wembley-Tor und Titelträume - Eine Zeitreise zur WM ’66 poster
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Wembley-Tor und Titelträume - Eine Zeitreise zur WM ’66

2016

Servus Uli – A Life for FC Bayern poster
NR

"Servus", he said after 49 years as a leading personality at FC Bayern München. Whether as player, manager or president, he played a major role in making FC Bayern the most successful German football club ever. Now, after countless athletical and personal ups and downs, Uli Hoeneß is retiring in late 2019.

Servus Uli – A Life for FC Bayern

2019

World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys poster
7.0

A retelling of England's only World Cup victory, fifty years later, placing special emphasis on the work of manager Sir Alf Ramsey.

World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys

2016

Schwarz, Rot, Gold und Fußballfieber poster
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Documentary about the German football team at the 1990's World Cup in Italy.

Schwarz, Rot, Gold und Fußballfieber

2015

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Uli Köhler and Nick Golücke have visited the protagonists of the 1990 World Cup 20 years after their championship win and looked back together. The Writers Nick Golücke and Uli Köhler have, 20 years after World Cup triumph of the German national soccer team in Rome in 1990, visited the protagonists of back then once again and indulge with them together in memories.

Italia '90

2010

Die Geschichte der Fußball-WM aus deutscher Sicht poster
NR

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Die Geschichte der Fußball-WM aus deutscher Sicht

2018

Aktion "Leder" Die Stasi und das deutsche Fußballduel WM'74 poster
8.0

The documentary is about the 1974 FIFA World Cup, as well as the German duel between the Bundesrepublik and the DDR.

Aktion "Leder" Die Stasi und das deutsche Fußballduel WM'74

2014

2000s · 10 titles

Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos poster
7.1

In the 1970s the North American Soccer League marked the first attempt to introduce soccer to American sports fans. While most teams had only limited success at best, one managed to break through to genuine mainstream popularity - the New York Cosmos. The brainchild of Steve Ross (Major executive at Warner Communications) and the Ertegun brothers (Founders of Atlantic Records), the Cosmos got off to a rocky start in 1971, but things changed in 1975 when the world's most celebrated soccer star, the Brazilian champion Pele, signed with the Cosmos for a five-million-dollar payday. With the arrival of Pele, the Cosmos became a hit and the players became the toast of the town, earning their own private table at Studio 54. A number of other international soccer stars were soon lured to the Cosmos, including Franz Beckenbauer, Rodney Marsh, and Carlos Alberto, but with the turn of the decade, the team began losing favor with fans and folded in 1985.

Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos

2006

The History of the World Cups: Mexico '70 poster
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The 1970 World Cup in Mexico will be remembered as the one in which defensive, dirty soccer was defeated by defensive, creative soccer. Relive the magic of the brilliant Brazilian team led by Pelé. The “match of the century” between Italy and Germany, which featured five goals in extra time. And the grand final between Brazil and Italy, considered one of the greatest matches of all time. This was the World Cup where soccer shone like never before and where Mexico won the Friendship Trophy.

The History of the World Cups: Mexico '70

2000

Germany: A Summer's Fairytale poster
6.9

A documentary of the German national soccer team’s 2006 World Cup experience that changed the face of modern Germany.

Germany: A Summer's Fairytale

2006

The Art of Football from A to Z poster
4.8

Funnyman John Cleese leads viewers through an exhaustive -- and hilarious -- tour of the world of soccer, complete with the sport's most memorable goals, kicks, saves, goofs and penalties. Also included are reflections on soccer's impact on culture, including the Monty Python sketch "Philosophy Football," and interviews with celebrities Dave Stewart, Dennis Hopper and Henry Kissinger, as well as soccer icons Pelé, Mia Hamm and Thierry Henry.

The Art of Football from A to Z

2006

EK 'Eighty-Eight - Oranje Kampioen! poster
7.0

All highlights of the Orange success at the European Championship Soccer 1988. The complete story with legendary footage of Gullit, Van Basten, Rijkaard, Koeman and all the other heroes. Enjoy again the goals, the most beautiful actions, interviews, player portraits and the inauguration. Relive The Victory!

EK 'Eighty-Eight - Oranje Kampioen!

2004

Pelé Forever poster
7.2

The life of the "King of Football" Pelé is shown through testimonials from former players, friends and important celebrities of the time. Following a chronological order, several of his goals, key moves and facts that marked his career are displayed.

Pelé Forever

2004

Gib mich die Kirsche! – Die 1. deutsche Fußballrolle poster
6.0

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Gib mich die Kirsche! – Die 1. deutsche Fußballrolle

2004

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The celebration of Joachim 'Blacky' Fuchsberger's 80th birthday. A biographical documentary.

Ein Leben wie im Flug

2007

Puskás Hungary poster
8.0

This is a spectacular, exciting and emotional portrayal of Ferenc Puskas, the kid from Kispest who became the brightest star in the footballing galaxy.

Puskás Hungary

2009

Das Wunder von Wien poster
6.5

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Das Wunder von Wien

2008

1990s · 3 titles

1970s · 3 titles

Series credits

Leute heute poster
5.2

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Leute heute

1997

NDR Talk Show poster
6.6

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NDR Talk Show

1979

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7.5

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The Johannes B. Kerner Show

1998

maybrit illner poster
9.0

Political talk show on current topics presented by Maybrit Illner.

maybrit illner

1999

Beckmann poster
4.5

Reinhold Beckmann hosts a weekly talk show.

Beckmann

1999

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6.0

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Menschen der Woche

2000

Wetten, dass..? poster
5.6

A long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British show You Bet! and the American show Wanna Bet?.

Wetten, dass..?

1981

Bambi poster
9.0

The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities in the media, arts, culture, sports, and other fields "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year", both domestic and foreign. First held in 1948, it is the oldest media award in Germany. The trophy is named after Felix Salten's book Bambi, A Life in the Woods and its statuettes are in the shape of the novel's titular fawn character. They were originally made of porcelain until 1958, when the organizers switched to using gold, with the casting done by the art casting workshop of Ernst Strassacker in Süßen.

Bambi

1948

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NR

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Der Sonntags-Stammtisch

2007

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5.7

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Goldene Kamera

1984

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7.3

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Was bin ich?

1955

Boulevard Bio poster
7.0

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Boulevard Bio

1991

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10.0

Das aktuelle sportstudio is a German sport magazine on German broadcaster ZDF.

Das aktuelle Sportstudio

1963

Heut' abend poster
7.0

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Heut' abend

1980

Verstehen Sie Spaß? poster
4.7

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Verstehen Sie Spaß?

1980

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NR

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Wortwechsel

1982

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NR

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Sportclub Story

2015

Stars in der Manege poster
5.3

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Stars in der Manege

1959

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7.0

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Doppelpass

2004

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5.5

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Na sowas!

1982

Sportschau poster
7.3

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Sportschau

1961

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6.0

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Menschen

1982

Ein Herz für Kinder poster
10.0

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Ein Herz für Kinder

1998

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Semperopernball

2006

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6.0

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Der Sport-Spiegel

1963

Am laufenden Band poster
7.0

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Am laufenden Band

1974

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Our Best

2003

Music & Guests poster
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Music & Guests

1976

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Gottschalk Live

2012

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Einfach Kathi - Resch & Lieblich

2012

FC Bayern - Behind the Legend poster
7.8

For the first time in their history, FC Bayern Munich gives us unfettered access to the locker room and behind the scenes at this top club. The 6-part documentary covers the turbulent season after their Champions League triumph in Lisbon, celebrates the legendary victories from the past, and links momentous events in Bayern's history to the current team.

FC Bayern - Behind the Legend

2021

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Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten

1969

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Klassentreffen

1987

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Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren

1979

Beckenbauer. Der letzte Kaiser poster
7.0

The three-part documentary “Beckenbauer – The Last Emperor” chronicles a life so exuberant it feels as though it were more than one. Torsten Körner, who co-wrote the highly acclaimed biography “Der freie Mann” with Franz Beckenbauer 20 years ago, has crafted a historically precise, at times nostalgic journey through life that connects Beckenbauer’s private life with his public one, the real with the imaginary. From Munich’s “Giesing” neighborhood—known as the “Glasscherbenviertel”—to the hearts of the German people and ever higher, all the way to New York; from the 1966 World Cup to becoming a global figure; and as the “Emperor” and a “beacon of light,” to the most famous German in the world: “Beckenbauer – The Last Emperor” illustrates, as rarely before, what constituted the modernity of both the soccer player and the “pop star” Beckenbauer.

Beckenbauer. Der letzte Kaiser

2024

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Blickpunkt Sport

2000

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Lachen tut gut - Comedy für Unicef

1999

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Die WM-Show mit Jörg Pilawa

2006

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Die Jahrzehnte Show

2002

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Ligafieber

2013