The History of the RAF (2015)
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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Andreas Baader
as Self (Archive footage)
Berndt Andreas Baader was one of the first leaders of the West German left-wing militant organization Red Army Faction, also commonly known as the Baader-Meinhof Group..
Ulrike Meinhof
as Self (Archive footage)
Ulrike Marie Meinhof was a German left-wing militant. She co-founded the Red Army Faction in 1970 after having previously worked as a journalist for the monthly left-wing magazine konkret. She was arr...
Gudrun Ensslin
as Self (Archive footage)
Gudrun Ensslin was a founder of the West German far-left militant group Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion, or RAF, also known as the Baader-Meinhof Gang)..
Astrid Proll
as Self (Interviewee)
Astrid Proll became known as a co-founder of the left-wing extremist terrorist organization Rote Armee Fraktion. She was involved in the liberation of Andreas Baader and was imprisoned from 1971 to 19...
Horst Mahler
as Self (Archive footage)
Horst Mahler was a German former lawyer and political activist. He first came to fame as a lawyer for the left-wing activists of the 1968 movement. He was a co-founder of the RAF in 1970, the same yea...
Fritz Teufel
as Self (Archive footage)
Fritz Teufel was a West Berlin communard, author and active participant in the student movement and member of "Bewegung 2. Juni". He was known for his funny and ironic campaigns..
Director
Anne Kauth
