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The History of the RAF

The History of the RAF

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Documentary

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Ended

Original Language

German

Runtime

mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

08 December 2025

Country

Germany

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)

Kurt Groenewold

Kurt Groenewold

Self (Interviewee)

Wilfried Rieder

Wilfried Rieder

Self (Interviewee)

Klaus Wagenbach

Klaus Wagenbach

Self (Interviewee)

Rainer Hofmeyer

Rainer Hofmeyer

Self (Interviewee)

Gerhart Baum

Gerhart Baum

Self (Interviewee)

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