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Otto John: Eine deutsche Geschichte (1995)
90 min | Documentary

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Otto John: Eine deutsche Geschichte (1995)

90 min | Documentary

On July 10, 1954, ten years to the day after the unsuccessful assassination of Hitler, the president of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Otto John, took part in commemorative ceremonies in Berlin. He disappeared the ...See moreOn July 10, 1954, ten years to the day after the unsuccessful assassination of Hitler, the president of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Otto John, took part in commemorative ceremonies in Berlin. He disappeared the following night and reported from East Germany, denouncing in the media the rearmament of the Federal Republic as an obstacle to reunification. In 1955 he returned to the West where he was arrested and sentenced to four years' imprisonment. Did he betray his country or was he kidnapped and manipulated by agents of the GDR? Otto John explains himself in front of the camera of the great documentary filmmaker and historian of the Second World War, Erwin Leiser. Written by Guy Bellinger See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Otto John Self Self See fewer	Le monde parallèle (1967)
Henrik Henriksen Actor (as Henrik Bonde-Henriksen) Actor (as Henrik Bonde-Henriksen) See fewer	You Are Not Alone (1978)
Peter Kner Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Tatort (1970)
Vera Leiser Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Die Feuerprobe - Novemberpogrom 1938 (1988)
Dietmar Schönherr Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Raumpatrouille - Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion (1966)
Luzie Wilde Actress Actress See fewer	Otto John: Eine deutsche Geschichte (1995)
Markus Wolf Actor Actor See fewer	Ispoved' razvedchika (1990)