The History of the RAF

The History of the RAF (2015) is a documentary series rated 8.0/10.

In 2014, Germany television network ZDF commissioned a comprehensive TV documentary on the history of the Red Army Faction (RAF). In six 45-minute parts, the series describes the origins, rise, and fall of the terrorist organization "Red Army Faction." Interviewees include Winfried Ridder, former head of department at the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution; Rainer Hofmeyer, former head of department at the Federal Criminal Police Office; and political scientist Dr. Wolfgang Kraushaar.

Cast

Andreas Baader

Self (Archive footage)

Ulrike Meinhof

Self (Archive footage)

Gudrun Ensslin

Self (Archive footage)

Astrid Proll

Self (Interviewee)

Horst Mahler

Self (Archive footage)

Fritz Teufel

Self (Archive footage)

Jan-Carl Raspe

Self (Archive footage)

Holger Meins

Self (Archive footage)

Brigitte Mohnhaupt

Self (Archive footage)

Christian Klar

Self (Archive footage)

Rudi Dutschke

Self (Archive footage)

Claus Peymann

Self (Inteviewee)