Sir Roger Casement is a 1968 German television miniseries depicting the efforts of the historical figure Sir Roger Casement to seek German aid for Irish independence during the First World War and his attempts to form an Irish Brigade of Prisoners of War. It was aired in two 90 minute parts.
Sir Roger Casement | |
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Genre | Historical drama |
Written by | Helmut Andics Werner Murawski |
Directed by | Hermann Kugelstadt |
Starring | Heinz Weiss Kurt Hübner Fritz Haneke |
No. of episodes | 2 episodes |
Production | |
Running time | 180 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | ZDF |
Release | 26 September 27 September 1968 | –
Cast
edit- Heinz Weiss ... Sir Roger Casement
- Kurt Hübner ... Devoy
- Hans W. Hamacher ... Redmond
- Fritz Haneke ... MacNeill
- Hans Schellbach ... Connolly
- Hans Timmermann ... McGarrity
- Almuth Ullerich ... Mary
- Hans Putz ... Doyle
- Thomas Braut ... Christensen
- Hans Paetsch ... Grey
- Richard Lauffen ... Findley
- Friedrich Schütter ... Thomson
- Dieter Groest ... Papen
- Viktor Warsitz ... Graf Oberndorff
- Otto Preuss ... Isendahl
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