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Hate on Hitler
The Ritchie Boys
They were young. The world’s most unlikely soldiers. As teenagers they had escaped the Nazis. They trained in intelligence work and psycho-logical warfare, and returned to Europe as US soldiers - with the greatest motivation to fight this war: They were Jewish. They called themselves “The Ritchie Boys”. Christian Bauer´s film “The Ritchie Boys” tells a story that’s never been told before. It begins in Camp Ritchie, Maryland, the birthplace of modern psychological warfare, and it ends with the defeat of Germany in May of 1945. After D-Day the Ritchie Boys became a decisive force in the war. Nobody knew… 2004, ARD, 45 min
Jack the Ripper
In the late summer and autumn of 1888, Victorian London was shaken by a series of murders which were to become ingrained in the collective memory of the world. Still today, nobody knows who murdered five women in the impoverished district of Whitechapel or who wrote the anonymous letter claiming to be the murderer. It was this letter, signed by Jack the Ripper, that gave birth to the name that still lives on. More than one hundred years later, a host of criminologists and hobby researchers are still trying to bring the identity of the murderer to light. They have… 2009, ZDF, 45 min
Lake Tegernsee´s secret treasure
Spring 1945: The allies increase their air strikes on German towns and advance further into Europe. The war is as good as lost. In Munich, a young Swiss architect, who works for the Bavarian Administration for Palaces, Gardens and Lakes, decides to save priceless works of art before they are plundered or destroyed in bomb attacks. It is a dangerous undertaking, as removing works of art from museums is seen as defeatism, and every action which demonstrates a lack of belief in an ultimate German victory, is considered as high treason. Tino Walz, who was 33 years-old at the time,… 2001, BR, 45 min
Life before Life
The moment of our birth is the end of our first life: a life in warm water, safely inside the mother’s body, symbiotic and mysterious; a life which is part of us all but of which we don’t have the slightest memories. It is a life that only lasts nine months - yet this is time enough for a small wonder to occur: out of a single-celled egg arises a complete human being. In Secret Life, we will juxtapose complex computer animations simulating the development of the embryo within the womb with the emotional process of a mother-to-be to open… 2008, ARD / NDR, 2 x 45 min
Metropolis - The Power Of Cities
Rome – Heart of the Empire
These cities thoroughly localize the knowledge and culture of yore. The metropolises of the Mediterranean region constitute the centers of power, religion and trade. Social and political trends reflected in spectacular architecture, outstanding, technical inventions and magnificent rituals. The series Metropolis – The Power of Cities takes us to the very heart of urban life in the Mediterranean area, the hub of the ancient world. The mighty metropolises of antiquity evolved here from a scattering of settlements. And not one city is like the next. Each developed in its own characteristic fashion, each uniquely marked by its geographical location, its… 2003, ZDF/ZDF Enterprises/Discovery, 45 min