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Der Röhm-Putsch

First aired on Jun 29, 1967

Runtime: 75 mins

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Genres: History, TV Movie, Drama, Documentary

The documentary play reconstructs the backstory of the so-called “Röhm Putsch”, during which a few hundred people got killed, depicts the intrigues between the Reichswehr (German army) and the SA, and draws an image of the character of Röhm who, prior to Hitler’s accession to power, was his friend but later got pushed more and more into the background and eventually was disposed of. Röhm, captain during the 1st World War, organisational talent, daredevil, and one of the ‘discoverers’ of the corporal Hitler, was the central figure in the secret power struggles in the just established Hitler state. He demanded a ’second revolution’ and wanted to unite the million-man army of the SA and the Reichswehr under his leadership…

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Hans Korte | Stabschef der SA Ernst Röhm
Helmut Fischer | SA-Obergruppenführer August Schneidhuber
Dieter Kirchlechner | SA-Obergruppenführer Edmund Heines
Wilmut Borell | SA-Obergruppenführer Fritz von Kraußer
Hans Zander | SA-Gruppenführer Karl Ernst
Arthur Brauss | SA-Gruppenführer Gruber
Featured Crew
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Günter Gräwert | Director
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Karl Aulitzky | Editor
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Axel Eggebrecht | Writer
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Inge Stolten | Writer
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Hans Kühle Sr. | Director of Photography