Screenplay:
Christoph SilberCinematography:
Philip PeschlowComposer:
Karim Sebastian EliasCast:
Hanno Koffler, Christian Friedel, Hannah Herzsprung, Alina Levshin, Oliver Konietzny, Rafael Gareisen, Joachim Król, Johanna Gastdorf (more)Plots(1)
Germany in the 1920s. In a small village, two brothers launch the sports shoe to international fame. But Adi and Rudi Dassler, one an introverted inventor, craftsman and athlete, the other a visionary sales wonder and impulsive womanizer, begin developing increasingly different visions. With the rise of the Nazi regime, their long-standing differences grow to a profound mistrust, which ultimately leads to the creation of two future multinational corporations: ADIDAS and PUMA. A legendary rivalry ensues that, in its tenacity, is carried on to the next generation and shapes Adi and Rudi's life until the end. (HBO Europe)
(more)Cast
![Peter Trabner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/966/161966335_8c2236.jpg)
Peter Trabner
West Germany
Best movies:
Balloon (2018)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
![Aurel Manthei](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/177/169177882_loul9e.jpg)
Aurel Manthei
West Germany
Best movies:
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
About a Girl (2014)
Harter Brocken - Der Waffendeal (2021) (TV movie)
Matthias Bollwerk
Best movies:
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
![Thomas Zielinski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/782/160782620_f62339.jpg)
Thomas Zielinski
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Operace Silver A (2007) (TV movie)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
The Snake Brothers (2015)
![Roman Říčař](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871857_8ab0c8.jpg)
Roman Říčař
Best movies:
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
Leonard Bernstein: Mše (2018) (theatrical recording)
Fimfarum – The Third Time Lucky (2011)
![Lenka Zahradnická](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/213/164213923_3f0e34.jpg)
Lenka Zahradnická
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
Empties (2007)
![Kai Ivo Baulitz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/492/159492910_32feca.jpg)
Kai Ivo Baulitz
West Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Balloon (2018)
Run Boy Run (2013)
![Stephan Schad](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/570/159570162_93006b.jpg)
Stephan Schad
West Germany
Best movies:
Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank (2016)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
4 Kings (2015)
![Jörn Hentschel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/739/168739387_9w76b1.jpg)
Jörn Hentschel
East Germany
Best movies:
Balloon (2018)
The Captain (2017)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
![Matyáš Svoboda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/354/159354735_97f696.jpg)
Matyáš Svoboda
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
Angel of the Lord 2 (2016)
Innocent Lies (2013) (series)
![Radek Jiříček](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/640/162640155_f4b43d.jpg)
Radek Jiříček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
Justice (2017) (series)
![Josef Horák](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/572/162572262_192bd8.jpg)
Josef Horák
Best movies:
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
Rašín (2018) (TV movie)
Bohéma (2017) (series)
![Tadeáš Říha](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/725/163725886_667033.jpg)
Tadeáš Říha
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
Child 44 (2015)
Last Knights (2015)
Matthew Seifert
Best movies:
Jojo Rabbit (2019)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
Resistance (2020)
![Marika Šoposká](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/866/163866654_74bb72.png)
Marika Šoposká
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Waves (2024)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
How Not to Screw Up Your Life (2019) (series)
![Emma Smetana](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/969/162969454_60b34a.jpg)
Emma Smetana
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
Crown Prince (2015) (TV movie)
![Michaela Tomešová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/683/163683462_f58ac5.jpg)
Michaela Tomešová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
Šejdrem (2008) (TV movie)
Den dobrých skutků (2001) (TV movie)
![Štepánka Fingerhutová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/266/163266062_71c8cf.jpg)
Štepánka Fingerhutová
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Nineties (2022) (series)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
The Shadow in My Eye (2021)