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The History of the RAF (2015)

First aired January 8, 20154h 30m/ep1 season · 6 epsEnded
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Documentary

Overview

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.

Created By

Anne Kauth, Bernd Reufels

Top Billed Cast

Andreas Baader

Andreas Baader

Self (Archive footage)

Ulrike Meinhof

Ulrike Meinhof

Self (Archive footage)

Gudrun Ensslin

Gudrun Ensslin

Self (Archive footage)

Astrid Proll

Astrid Proll

Self (Interviewee)

Horst Mahler

Horst Mahler

Self (Archive footage)

Fritz Teufel

Fritz Teufel

Self (Archive footage)

Jan-Carl Raspe

Jan-Carl Raspe

Self (Archive footage)

Holger Meins

Holger Meins

Self (Archive footage)

Brigitte Mohnhaupt

Brigitte Mohnhaupt

Self (Archive footage)

Christian Klar

Christian Klar

Self (Archive footage)

Rudi Dutschke

Rudi Dutschke

Self (Archive footage)

Claus Peymann

Claus Peymann

Self (Inteviewee)

Hans-Christian Ströbele

Hans-Christian Ströbele

Self (Interviewee)

Butz Peters

Butz Peters

Self (Interviewee)

Rupert Von Plottnitz

Rupert Von Plottnitz

Self (Interviewee)

Wolfgang Kraushaar

Wolfgang Kraushaar

Self (Interviewee)

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

German

Type

Miniseries

Last Air Date

February 25, 2015

Networks

ZDFinfo

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