The Wave is a movie directed by Dennis Gansel in 2008 and based on the comic book of the same name by Todd Strasser, first published in 1981. The movie features Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Jennifer Ulrich, Max Riemelt, Christiane Paul, Elyas M’Barek, and others.
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“The movie is better than the comic book”
But the comic book is worth reading.
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Storyline
A school teacher of history, Rainer Wenger, is forced to teach a class on autocracy, despite being an anarchist. Wenger shows his students the effect of marching together in the same rhythm, motivating them by suggesting that they could really annoy the anarchy class, which is below them.
Movie vs Book
Year
2008
Minutes
107
Movie Rate
7.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Wave
Original title: Die Welle
Director: Dennis Gansel
Country: Germany
Year: 2008
Length: 1h47m
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Year
1981
Pages
138
Book Rate
7.20
S: Goodreads
Comic Book
The Wave
Author: Todd Strasser
Country: USA
First published in: 1981
Length: 138 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“You need a cinematic perspective to be involved in the motion pictures. And this is something I lack.”
ASHWIN SANGHI (Writer)
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