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14: Diaries of the Great War

14: Diaries of the Great War

★ 8.2/10•2014•53m•12•Drama•War & Politics
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When war broke out in Europe in 1914, most people thought the conflict would be over by Christmas; they could not imagine how wrong they were. An attack in Sarajevo ended up becoming a snowball that swept the world: a new kind of warfare had begun, waged with techniques and means never seen before. By November 1918, ten million people had died and the political map of the planet had been redrawn.

Jan Peter · Writer

Yury Winterberg · Writer

Andrew Bampfield · Writer

Stephan Falk · Writer

StatusEnded
Runtime53m
LanguageDE
First Air DateApr 29, 2014

Episodes

Episode 1 - The AbyssE152m

The Abyss

We follow 14-year-old Marina Yurlova who joins her father, Cossack Colonel Yurlov, on a train to the front. Artist Käthe Kollwitz and her husband must accept their 17-year-old son’s decision to enlist. The Austrian Karl Kasser is sent to the front despite an injury and ten-year-old Yves Congar from Sedan expects France to win quickly. He feels safe in his family until German troops arrive on the doorstep.

Apr 29, 2014

Episode 2 - The OnslaughtE251m

The Onslaught

The European conflict has turned into a world war: Greece and Bulgaria, Japan and the Ottoman Empire have entered the fighting. Battles are fought in Europe, Africa, off the Falkland Islands and in the Pacific. More than 20 million men are under arms.

Apr 29, 2014

Episode 3 - The AnguishE351m

The Anguish

The number of injured people is increasing day by day. There are too few doctors and nurses. Auxiliary nurses are hastily called in: 20,000 of them in the first year of the war in Germany alone. They work in extremely difficult conditions. Thousands and thousands of young men are physically injured and completely traumatised.

May 6, 2014

Episode 4 - The Heart's DesireE452m

The Heart's Desire

Millions of mothers and wives must endure years of separation from their sons or husbands. They are tormented by the uncertainty of whether their loved ones are still alive. The men in the trenches are told to concentrate on killing and not worry about their wives back home. The war destroys the lives and health of countless soldiers.

May 6, 2014

Episode 5 - The AnnihilationE551m

The Annihilation

1916 becomes the year of horrific battles. A new kind of death machine is set in motion with submarines, aeroplanes, tanks and poison gas. On the Somme, the Western powers aim to achieve a breakthrough against the German troops, while Russia tries to put Austria-Hungary under pressure on the Eastern front. The number of victims exceeds all predictions.

May 6, 2014

Episode 6 - The Home FrontE650m

The Home Front

The soldiers' prospect of returning home is an important motive to continue fighting. In the first total war in history, a new phrase is coined: The Home Front. "Fighting" takes place not only in the trenches, but also in the factories, in fields and in schools. The burden of war is borne by soldiers as well as women, workers, children and the elderly.

May 13, 2014

Episode 7 - The UprisingE751m

The Uprising

In 1917, unrest breaks out, affecting all sides. People across Europe revolt against living conditions and the never-ending bloodshed. There are strikes in armaments factories in England and France, industrial workers take to the streets in Germany, sailors refuse to obey orders and in Russia hunger drives hundreds of thousands towards revolution.

May 13, 2014

Episode 8 - The Tipping PointE853m

The Tipping Point

While his father is sent to Germany for forced labour, Yves Congar lives through the end of the war in his cellar. Ernst Jünger returns to Germany when revolution breaks out in his country. Too old for active service, Charles Edward Montague was asked to organise photo shoots of German prisoners for the American press. Marina Yurlova spent her 18th birthday in a Red Army prison as the civil war raged. On 5 October 1918, Elfriede Kuhr hears for the first time at school about the possibility of defeat...

May 13, 2014

Actors

Udo Samel

Udo Samel

Self - Narrator (voice)

Natalia Witmer

Natalia Witmer

Marina Yurlova

Alban Casterman

Alban Casterman

Captain Hudelle

Mikaël Fitoussi

Mikaël Fitoussi

Louis Barthas

Antoine de Prekel

Yves Congar

Jonas Leonhardi

Ernst Jünger

Elisa Monse

Elfriede Kuhr

Monika Lennartz

Monika Lennartz

Grandmother Kuhr

Claudia Besso

Claudia Besso

Chorus

Mark Camacho

Mark Camacho

Chorus

Larry Day

Larry Day

Chorus

David Gow

David Gow

Chorus

Arthur Grosser

Chorus

Nicola Seaton-Clark

Chorus

Peter Seaton-Clark

Peter Seaton-Clark

Chorus

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