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TV series / 2016
Fatal News
Episode directors
Kilian Riedhof
West Germany, 1987. The politician Uwe Barschel (1944-87), member of the Christian Democratic Union party and Minister-President of the Schleswig-Holstein region, is found dead in very sinister circumstances. Reporter David Burger pledges to find the truth behind one of the most important political scandals in German history, investigating countless speculations and conspiracy theories as he fights his own personal demons.
The story
West Germany, 1987. The politician Uwe Barschel (1944-87), member of the Christian Democratic Union party and Minister-President of the Schleswig-Holstein region, is found dead in very sinister circumstances. Reporter David Burger pledges to find the truth behind one of the most important political scandals in German history, investigating countless speculations and conspiracy theories as he fights his own personal demons.
The seasons
Season 1
Miniseries
Season details
West Germany, 1987. The politician Uwe Barschel (1944-87), member of the Christian Democratic Union party and Minister-President of the Schleswig-Holstein region, is found dead in very sinister circumstances.
Cast
Alexander FehlingDavid Burger
Fabian HinrichsOlaf Nissen
Matthias MatschkeUwe Barschel
Antje TraueGiselle Neumayer
Edgar SelgeWalter Brauneck
Luise HeyerSimone Burger
Martin BrambachReiner Pfeiffer
Paula KalenbergAnja Pohle
Patrick HastertMonsieur Lombard
Godehard GieseGeorg Szepanski
Rolf LassgårdRay · Kay Steenkamp
Stephan SchadEike Barschel
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Björn EngholmHimself (archive footage)
Rainer BockAttorney General Hasse
Erich HoneckerSelf (archive footage)
Franz Josef StraußSelf (archive footage)
Gerhard StoltenbergSelf (archive footage)
Hans-Dietrich GenscherSelf (archive footage)
Helmut KohlSelf (archive footage)
Oliver NorthSelf (archive footage)
Olof PalmeSelf (archive footage)
Ronald ReaganSelf (archive footage)
Ruhollah KhomeiniSelf (archive footage)
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