Der als Lausch-Spezialist der NSA in West-Berlin stationierte junge Sergeant „Jeffrey Carney“ verriet ab 1983 dem DDR-Staatssicherheitsdienst Top-Geheimnisse der USA. Carney avancierte in kürzester Zeit zu einem der wichtigsten Agenten des Ostblocks. Sein Deckname „Kid“. Eine beispiellose Verräter-Karriere vor dem Hintergrund des Kalten Krieges.
Nero is one of the most controversial rulers of ancient Rome. For a long time he was considered a narcissistic madman, who persecuted Christians and set fire to Rome. But recent research disproves many of the accusations made against Nero. Was he the victim of a systematic smear campaign? A dramatically presented historical investigation.
Nearly half of the soldiers fighting in the Vietnam War were women, but to this day little is known about their role in the conflict. With previously unpublished film material and fascinating interviews with the women veterans and historians, this film tells their story and for the first time describes their impact on Vietnamese society today.
“Whoever saves a life is considered as if he saved an entire world,” says the Talmud. Wherever there were Nazis who disenfranchised and persecuted Jews, there were also people who came to the aid of their Jewish neighbours. They were few, but nonetheless they were there. Unlike most, these people did not turn a blind eye. We tell three stories of people from Poland, the Netherlands and Germany who saved the lives of Jews during the Nazi regime even though they were putting their own lives at risk.
An adventurous scientific experiment that offers a unique perspective: for the first time, European archaeologists and trackers from the Kalahari Desert work side by side. By working collaboratively, they hope to make sense of mysterious footprints left by humans during the last Ice Age in caves in southwest France.
2017 is the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s nailing of his sensational Ninety-Five Theses to the doors of the Castle Church of Wittenberg. At the time, he was just an unimportant monk, but he had a tool that gave him untold popularity: the printing press. Join us on a journey back to the mysterious events that took place 500 years ago!
October 1998. In the last Cold War spy trial, three US citizens were convicted of working as agents for East Germany: Kurt Stand (“Junior”), his wife Theresa Squillacote (“Swan”), and James Clark (“the Professor”). The verdict ended their long careers as “Kundschafter”. Very few Americans sympathised with Communist East Germany. Spying for the country was unthinkable. Why did these three individuals believe they were fighting for a just cause?
Stalin’s death marked a unique historical turning point in the mid-20 th century. For the first time ever, Stalin’s last body double tells his incredible story.
FIFA World Cup 2014: All eyes are on Brazil – and on the legendary Maracanã, one of the largest stadiums in the world.
Racist campaigns around the world are increasingly associated with the term Aryans. But who were the Aryans really? A personal journey into the madness of racism.
This docudrama tells of the ‘unsung Schindler’ Otto Weidt. In the 1940s, the Berlin brush and broom manufacturer manages to keep his employees – most of them Jewish and most of them blind – from the clutches of the Nazis. When his secretary Alice Licht is deported to Auschwitz, Weidt, almost blind himself, embarks on a journey to free her.
In the final days of World War II, Altaussee in Austria was the scene of some dramatic events. The salt mines served as a huge repository for over 22,000 works of art stolen by the Nazis. As the Allied troops approached, the Nazis gave orders to blow the mines up. The destruction was prevented, but who rescued the thousands of paintings?
