Director: Stephan Wagner
Script: Holger Karsten Schmidt based on the novella "Ich war Staatsfeind Nr. 1"
Photography: Thomas Benesch
Editor: Gunnar Wanne-Eickel
Music: Irmin Schmidt
Sound: Rolf W. Hapke
Casting: Anja Dihrberg
Production Design: Uwe Riemer
Principal Cast: Jörg Schüttauf, Martina Gedeck, Matthias Brandt, Volkmar Kleinert, Hannes Jaenicke, Matthias Brenner, Ulrike Krumbiegel
Producer: Nina Lenze
Executive Producer: Sytze van der Laan
Commissioning Editor WDR: Michael André
Commissioning Editor ARTE: Dr. Andreas Schreitmüller
Production: Studio Hamburg Produktion for WDR/ARTE supported by Filmstiftung NRW
Distribution Germany: WDR
Tel: +49 221 220 380 5
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Selected Filmography Stephan Wagner: Bloch – Fleck auf der Haut, 2004; Europe 99euro-films2 (Alte Wäsche), 2003; Dienstreise – Was für eine Nacht, 2002; Liebestod, 2000; Kubanisch Rauchen, 1999; Der Taxichauffeur, 1995.
1964:Wolfgang Stein tries to cross the border between East and West Germany with forged papers. The attempt fails, Stein is incarcerated and subjected to near fatal torture. At the beginning of the 70’s he is bought free and sets up a successful organization to help others flee the GDR. The Stasi launches Operation Scorpion - objective: Stein’s liquidation. But it isn’t until after the fall of the Berlin wall that Stein realizes who his real enemies are. With a bravura performance by Jörg Schüttauf as Stein, "Der Stich des Skorpion" explores a little-known chapter in the murky zone of East/West German relations in a suspenseful thriller about friendship, honor and betrayal.