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The History of the RAF
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The History of the RAF

2015-01-08 · 270 min / episode · ★ 7.5

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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.

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Creators
Anne Kauth, Bernd Reufels
Production companies
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Countries
Germany
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Andreas BaaderAndreas BaaderSelf (Archive footage)
Ulrike MeinhofUlrike MeinhofSelf (Archive footage)
Gudrun EnsslinGudrun EnsslinSelf (Archive footage)
Astrid ProllAstrid ProllSelf (Interviewee)
Horst MahlerHorst MahlerSelf (Archive footage)
Fritz TeufelFritz TeufelSelf (Archive footage)
Jan-Carl RaspeJan-Carl RaspeSelf (Archive footage)
Holger MeinsHolger MeinsSelf (Archive footage)
Brigitte MohnhauptBrigitte MohnhauptSelf (Archive footage)
Christian KlarChristian KlarSelf (Archive footage)
Rudi DutschkeSelf (Archive footage)
Claus PeymannSelf (Inteviewee)
Hans-Christian StröbeleHans-Christian StröbeleSelf (Interviewee)
Butz PetersSelf (Interviewee)
Rupert Von PlottnitzSelf (Interviewee)
Wolfgang KraushaarSelf (Interviewee)
Kurt GroenewoldSelf (Interviewee)
Wilfried RiederSelf (Interviewee)
Klaus WagenbachSelf (Interviewee)
Rainer HofmeyerSelf (Interviewee)

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