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?
The docudrama discovers the truth behind the lies of Baron Munchausen – a colorful story of intrigues and adventures.
We show that a scientific investigation into “Shakespeare” continues to pose exciting questions and present the age of the Renaissance in a new light.
This is where Hitler planned his war and where it ended with his death in the bunker: The New Reich Chancellery in Berlin.
What resources were available to the Babylonian stargazers 2000 years ago? Astronomical calculations and scientific analyses bring us a little closer to the true core of the Christmas story.
