
Wie konnte es geschehen? - Teil 1: "Deutschland erwache..." (1914 - 1938)
DirectorBeate Schubert
In 1945, 160 German cities lay in ruins and the loss of millions of lives, billions in material assets and countless cultural treasures was mourned throughout Europe... With the question “How could it happen?”, the film goes back to the year 1914, when the “primal catastrophe of the 20th century” took its course with the First World War.
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Cast
Ulrich Ritter
Narrator (voice)
Beate Schubert
Narrator (voice)

Paul von Hindenburg
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Heinrich Himmler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Albert Speer
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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