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Archives of Death

1980 · 1 season

A slow, serious wartime serial that unfolds patiently across many episodes, asking steady attention as intrigue and danger build.

Created by
Rudi Kurz
Genres
War & politics
Starring
Jürgen Zartmann, Gojko Mitić, Leon Niemczyk
Overview
Archiv des Todes is a 1980 13-part television series German war television film series set during World War II.

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Created by
Rudi Kurz
Genres
War & politics
Starring
Jürgen Zartmann, Gojko Mitić, Leon Niemczyk
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • war
    • survival
    • conspiracy
    • loyalty
    • deception
    Places
    • military
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    war & politics
    Created by
    Rudi Kurz
    Starring
    Jürgen Zartmann, Gojko Mitić, Leon Niemczyk, Krzysztof Stroiński, Alfred Struwe, Renate Blume, Joachim Tomaschewsky, Angel Stojanov
    Length
    1 seasons, 13 episodes, 750 min each
    Network
    DFF 1
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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