The fast-paced action thriller “Unknown”, playing in the U.S. and now showing in German cinemas beginning today, offers movie-goers a blockbuster cast and a fleet of cars displaying the Mercedes star. In total, six Mercedes-Benz models are featured alongside leading actors Liam Neeson and German beauty Diane Kruger, in some scenes taking on major roles in the breakneck race against time. Throughout the movie you will see four E-Class taxis from three decades, a SLS AMG Gullwing and a fuel cell car in the guise of the B-Class F-Cell. The film was made by director Jaume Collet-Serra and producer Joel Silver in Berlin, Brandenburg, Leipzig and the Babelsberg studios in Potsdam.
“End of the 19th century the automobile and the cinema have been invented. Thanks to their fascination, Mercedes-Benz vehicles have a long tradition as heroes of the silver screen. They have written cinematic history above all in the role of taxis and attractive sports cars,” says Anders Sundt Jensen, Vice President Brand Communication Mercedes-Benz Cars. “We are delighted that our 125th anniversary is being marked with no less than six Mercedes-Benz models appearing in an international blockbuster.”
About the film “Unknown”
Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife (January Jones) suddenly doesn’t recognize him and another man (Aidan Quinn) has assumed his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by assassins, he finds himself alone, tired, and on the run.
On his own in a strange country, Martin seeks aid from an unlikely and reluctant source (Diane Kruger) as he plunges headlong into a deadly mystery that will force him to question his sanity, his identity, and just how far he’s willing to go to uncover the truth.
“Unknown” was directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (“Orphan”), from a screenplay by Oliver Butcher & Stephen Cornwell, based on the novel by Didier van Cauwelaert.
The contemporary thriller stars Oscar® nominee Liam Neeson (“Schindler’s List”), Diane Kruger (“Inglorious Basterds”), January Jones (TV’s “Mad Men”) and Aidan Quinn (TV’s “The Book of Daniel”), with Bruno Ganz (“The Reader”) and Oscar® nominee Frank Langella (“Frost/Nixon”).
“Unknown” was produced by Joel Silver (“Sherlock Holmes”), Leonard Goldberg (“Charlie’s Angels” franchise) and Andrew Rona (upcoming “The Apparition”). Susan Downey, Steve Richards, Sarah Meyer and Peter McAleese served as executive producers.
Collet-Serra’s behind-the-scenes collaborators included director of photography Flavio Labiano, production designer Richard Bridgland, editor Tim Alverson, and two-time Oscar®-nominated costume designer Ruth Myers (“Emma,” “The Addams Family”). The music is by John Ottman and Alexander Rudd.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Dark Castle Entertainment, a Panda Production, “Unknown.” The film is being distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
“Unknown” has been rated PG-13 by the MPAA for some intense sequences of violence and action, and brief sexual content.
Featured Mercedes-Benz vehicles:
- E-Class taxis
- W 124 (built from 1984 to 1997), W 210 (built from 1995 to 2002),
- W 211 (built from 2002 to 2009), W 212 (built since 2009)
- SLS AMG super sports car (built since 2009)
- B-Class F-CELL (built in 2010)
