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Germany in Autumn (1978)
123 min | Documentary, Drama

Germany in Autumn (1978)

123 min | Documentary, Drama

Germany in Autumn has no typical plot; it mixes documentary footage with standard movie scenes to present the mood of Germany during the late 1970s. The film covers 2 months in 1977 when a businessman was kidnapped and murdered by the ...See moreGermany in Autumn has no typical plot; it mixes documentary footage with standard movie scenes to present the mood of Germany during the late 1970s. The film covers 2 months in 1977 when a businessman was kidnapped and murdered by the left-wing terrorists known as the RAF-Rote Armee Fraktion (Red Army Faction). The businessman was kidnapped in an effort to secure the release of the original leaders of the RAF, also known as the Baader-Meinhof gang. When the kidnapping effort and a plane hijacking effort failed, the three most prominent leaders of the RAF, Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin, and Jan-Carl Raspe, all committed suicide in prison. It has become an article of faith within the left-wing community that these three were actually murdered by the state. The film has several vignettes, including an extended set of scenes with famous director Rainer Werner Fassbinder discussing his feelings about Germany's political situation at the time. Fassbinder's scenes almost seem to be candid documentary footage, but they aren't. Other scenes include documentary footage of the joint funeral of Baader, Enslin, and Raspe. Written by Richard Huffman See less

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55 cast members

Name	Known for
Wolfgang Bächler Actor (as Wolfgang Baechler) Actor (as Wolfgang Baechler) See fewer	Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness (1979)
Heinz Bennent TV-Intendant TV-Intendant See fewer	Possession (1981)
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Otto Friebel TV-Aufsichtsgremium TV-Aufsichtsgremium See fewer	Mordkommission (1973)
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Michael Gahr TV committee TV committee See fewer	Verbotene Liebe (1995)
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Horst Mahler Self Self See fewer	Die RAF (2007)
Lisi Mangold Actress Actress See fewer	The Serpent's Egg (1977)
Armin Meier Self (as Amin Meier) Self (as Amin Meier) See fewer	Flaming Hearts (1978)
Eva Meier Actress Actress See fewer	A Free Woman (1972)
Enno Patalas TV committee member TV committee member See fewer	Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Franz Priegel Actor Actor See fewer	Germany in Autumn (1978)
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Gerhard Schneider Actor Actor See fewer	Germany in Autumn (1978)
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Eric Vilgertshofer Actor Actor See fewer	Germany in Autumn (1978)
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Hans Filbinger Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Pro & Contra (1968)
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