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
![Hanno Koffler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/612/159612341_a3f1cc.jpg)
Hanno Koffler
West Germany
Best movies:
Never Look Away (2018)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
Besondere Schwere der Schuld (2014) (TV movie)
![Christian Friedel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/760/166760030_ae2cb0.jpg)
Christian Friedel
East Germany
Best movies:
The White Ribbon (2009)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
Russendisko (2012)
![Hannah Herzsprung](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278660_acac5c.jpg)
Hannah Herzsprung
West Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
The Reader (2008)
Who Am I - No System Is Safe (2014)
![Alina Levshin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/538/160538857_ee75f5.jpg)
Alina Levshin
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
The Palace (2021) (series)
![Oliver Konietzny](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/774/159774018_2500e7.jpg)
Oliver Konietzny
West Germany
Best movies:
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
Shifting the Blame (2012)
![Rafael Gareisen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/595/159595575_f04e63.jpg)
Rafael Gareisen
Austria
Best movies:
Bridge of Spies (2015)
The Book Thief (2013)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
![Joachim Król](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/775/159775606_91ea22.jpg)
Joachim Król
West Germany
Best movies:
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie)
Gloomy Sunday (1999)
Run Lola Run (1998)
![Johanna Gastdorf](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/731/168731569_chowwt.jpg)
Johanna Gastdorf
West Germany
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
The Wave (2008)
Never Look Away (2018)
![Christoph Maria Herbst](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/143/160143856_31ec0e.jpg)
Christoph Maria Herbst
West Germany
Best movies:
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
How About Adolf? (2018)
Vicky the Viking (2009)
![Dirk Borchardt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/593/159593313_00b966.jpg)
Dirk Borchardt
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
Berlin Calling (2008)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
![Arnd Klawitter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/188/169188193_t83mwv.jpg)
Arnd Klawitter
West Germany
Best movies:
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
54 Hours (2018) (series)
![Petr Cemper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/065/161065016_6c7189.jpg)
Petr Cemper
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
How Poets Wait for a Miracle (2016)
The Puppeteers (2017) (TV movie)
![Pavel Gajdoš](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277089_2e1d83.jpg)
Pavel Gajdoš
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
The Story of a God-Father (2013)
![Lukáš Mucha](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/853/163853917_dd6f45.jpg)
Lukáš Mucha
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
The Zoo (2022) (series)
The Peddlers (2013)
![Alena Mudrová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/771/166771249_37d473.jpg)
Alena Mudrová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
Oběti (1999) (series)
10 Rules for Winning Her Heart (2014)
Markéta Krejčová
Best movies:
Rédl (2018) (series)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
Borg vs. McEnroe (2017)
![Pavel Mareš](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/721/160721142_953325.jpg)
Pavel Mareš
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Anthropoid (2016)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
Borg vs. McEnroe (2017)
![Jakub Koudela](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/112/164112143_8132ee.png)
Jakub Koudela
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Stairway to Power (2023) (series)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
Murder in Polná (2016) (TV movie)
![Ted Otis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/242/161242732_30ce7d.jpg)
Ted Otis
USA
Best movies:
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
Flatliners (1990)
Gangster Ka: African (2015)
![Radovan Masár](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/452/161452463_3d9ef1.jpg)
Radovan Masár
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
Wings of Christmas (2013)
Intimate Enemy (2018)