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Between the Lines (WT)
"Between the Lines" recounts the previously untold yet moving story of German-Americans, who ended up between the fronts during World War II. The plight of German-American families doesn't feature in history books, either in Germany or the US. Following the attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941, not only Japanese but German and Italian immigrants to the US were dubbed "enemy alien". Hundreds of thousands of German families lived in constant fear of sudden arrest by the FBI. For more than 10,000 German-Americans that nightmare came true: They were taken to one of the 46 internment camps on US soil, thereby… 2007, BR, WDR, ARTE, 45 / 52 / 60 min
Caves of the Ice Age
The Origin of Art
When a little girl discovered Altamira in 1879 most people believed that the marvellous paintings in the cave were a hoax. But when over the next decades in Spain and in the South of France other wall paintings were discovered – of similar style, but of very different age – it became clear that during the Stone Age our ancestors already had the need for, and the capability of artistic expression. We will recreate the fascinating discoveries of Altamira, Lascaux and Chauvet, film in the original caves with special permission, and explore the mysteries, which today still surround the paintings… 2008, ZDF, 45/52 min
Duel in the Skies
The last flight of the Little Prince
At the end of July 1944, the pilot, adventurer and writer, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, didn't return from his last reconnaissance flight for the Allied armed forces. He was already famous for his book "The Little Prince", but his mysterious disappearance turned him into a legend. In 2003 underwater archaeologists discovered the wreckage of a plane off the coast of Marseille which they identified as Saint-Exupéry's aircraft. But that was not all they found. In the sand around the wreckage they also uncovered the engine of a German pursuit plane. Did Saint-Exupéry collide in the air with a German plane? Did… 2008, ZDF, 45 min