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Release Year1968
Runtime0h 10m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
Votes1
DirectorPeter Merseburger
WritersStefan Aust
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast3 credited
Also Known AsGudrun Ensslin - the early years
About Gudrun Ensslin - the early years
How the graduate student Gudrun Ensslin became a radical and violent woman. After the department store fire in Frankfurt, November 1968, in which Gudrun Ensslin and Andreas Baader was involved the violence and their actions escalated. Soon they were joined by Ulrike Meinhof, Together the three created the urban guerrilla of West Germany, the Baader-Meinhof Gang a.k.a. die RAF - die Rote Armee Fraktion. An episode out of Panorama, NDR.
Directed by Peter Merseburger, Gudrun Ensslin - the early years leans on a strong ensemble — Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin, Helmut Ensslin — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1968.
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