The History of the RAF
2015•12•1 Seasons•6 Episodes•7.5•Ended
Documentary
In 2014, Germany television network ZDF commissioned a comprehensive TV documentary on the history of the Red Army Faction (RAF). In six 45-minute parts, the series describes the origins, rise, and fall of the terrorist organization "Red Army Faction." Interviewees include Winfried Ridder, former head of department at the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution; Rainer Hofmeyer, former head of department at the Federal Criminal Police Office; and political scientist Dr. Wolfgang Kraushaar.
Creator
Anne Kauth, Bernd Reufels
Network
ZDFinfo
Origin
DE
Cast
Andreas Baader
Self (Archive footage)
Ulrike Meinhof
Self (Archive footage)
Gudrun Ensslin
Self (Archive footage)
Astrid Proll
Self (Interviewee)
Horst Mahler
Self (Archive footage)
Fritz Teufel
Self (Archive footage)
Jan-Carl Raspe
Self (Archive footage)
Holger Meins
Self (Archive footage)
Brigitte Mohnhaupt
Self (Archive footage)
Christian Klar
Self (Archive footage)
Rudi Dutschke
Self (Archive footage)
Claus Peymann
Self (Inteviewee)
Hans-Christian Ströbele
Self (Interviewee)
Butz Peters
Self (Interviewee)
Rupert Von Plottnitz
Self (Interviewee)
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