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The Abyss – Rise and Fall of the Nazis

2021 · 1 season

A sober, archival-heavy history lesson that lays out how a democracy slid into tyranny, chilling more than it thrills.

Created by
Martin Davidson, Gabriele Rose
Genres
Documentary, War & politics
Starring
Philipp Moog
Overview
Explores the Third Reich from a contemporary perspective to investigate how the Nazis managed to conquer Germany and then half of Europe in the wake of World War I.

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Created by
Martin Davidson, Gabriele Rose
Genres
Documentary, War & politics
Starring
Philipp Moog
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    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • power
    • politics
    • war
    • violence
    • corruption
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    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex none
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    Action2
    Horror4
    Humour0
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension5
    Darkness8
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

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    Genres
    documentary, war & politics
    Created by
    Martin Davidson, Gabriele Rose, Dagmar Gallenmüller, Egmont R. Koch
    Written by
    Dagmar Gallenmüller, Karl Alexander Weck, Martin Davidson, Dominic Egizzi
    Starring
    Philipp Moog
    Cinematography
    Martin Kaeswurm
    Length
    1 seasons, 10 episodes, 45 min each
    Network
    ZDFinfo
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    English, German

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