Sir Roger Casement (miniseries)

1968 miniseries by Hermann Kugelstadt
Sir Roger Casement
GenreHistorical drama
Written byHelmut Andics
Werner Murawski
Directed byHermann Kugelstadt
StarringHeinz Weiss
Kurt Hübner [de]
Fritz Haneke
No. of episodes2 episodes
Production
Running time180 minutes
Original release
NetworkZDF West Germany
Release1968 (1968)

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.

Cast

  • Heinz Weiss ... Sir Roger Casement
  • Kurt Hübner [de] ... 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

External links

  • Sir Roger Casement at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata


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