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Die große Freiheit (1994–1994)
TV Mini-series | 155 min | Documentary, History

Die große Freiheit (1994–1994)

TV Mini-series | 155 min | Documentary, History

Summer 1989. Hungary's newly elected President Miklos Nemeth receives from Mikhail Gorbachev, in a secret talk, permission to largely dismantle the barbed wire on the border with the west. More than 50,000 GDR citizens poured into the ...See moreSummer 1989. Hungary's newly elected President Miklos Nemeth receives from Mikhail Gorbachev, in a secret talk, permission to largely dismantle the barbed wire on the border with the west. More than 50,000 GDR citizens poured into the socialist "brother country" Hungary in order to flee to the west via the still officially closed, but already permeable border with Austria. This hole in the "Iron Curtain" initiated the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. The events developed a dynamic that made the unimaginable possible: When Erich Honecker wanted to bloodily smash a mass demonstration in Leipzig based on the Beijing pattern on October 9, in order to "put an end to the counterrevolution once and for all", he was taken by his own comrades overturned. A month later, the Berlin Wall falls. The end of the GDR is sealed - through a peaceful revolution. With the three-part report series "Die große Freiheit" (The Great Freedom), ZDF gives a comprehensive look back at those dramatic days in summer and autumn 1989. Gorbatchev, Eduard Shevardnadze, Hans-Dietrich Genscher and other politicians from back then describe - often for the first time - what was on the top floors was decided behind closed doors. Many unpublished film recordings and moving memories of many unknown people who took their fate into their own hands at the time give a captivating picture of that time. Written by Hendrik Nehls See less

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26 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Mikhail Gorbachev Self - Then CPSU General Secretary / Self - Then head of state, USSR Self - Then CPSU General Secretary / Self - Then head of state, USSR See fewer	3	Meeting Gorbachev (2018)
Nick Benjamin Narrator Narrator See fewer	3	t=E/x² (2020)
Miklos Nemeth Self - Then Hungarian Prime Minister Self - Then Hungarian Prime Minister See fewer	2	Die große Freiheit (1994)
Helmut Kohl Self - Then Federal Chancellor Self - Then Federal Chancellor See fewer	2	Rotwang muß weg! (1994)
Hans-Dietrich Genscher Self - Then Federal Foreign Minister Self - Then Federal Foreign Minister See fewer	2	Total Normal (1989)
Christian Führer Self - Pastor of St. Nicholas Church in Leipzig Self - Pastor of St. Nicholas Church in Leipzig See fewer	1	The Burning Wall (2002)
Milan Kadnar Self - Then foreign policy advisor, CSSR Self - Then foreign policy advisor, CSSR See fewer	1	Die große Freiheit (1994)
Tamara Danz Self - Rock singer Self - Rock singer See fewer	1	flüstern & SCHREIEN (1988)
Egon Krenz Self - Then Central Committee Secretary and later General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany Self - Then Central Committee Secretary and later General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany See fewer	1	Strictly Propaganda (1992)
Gusztav Ovari Self - Border commander Fertörakos Self - Border commander Fertörakos See fewer	1	Einstein (2007)
Hermann Huber Self - Then ambassador Self - Then ambassador See fewer	1	Die große Freiheit (1994)
Imre Kozma Self - Pastor of the Order of Malta Self - Pastor of the Order of Malta See fewer	1	East-West Passage (2010)
Imre Pozsgay Self - Reform politician Self - Reform politician See fewer	1	Torn from the Flag: A Film by Klaudia Kovacs (2007)
Oskar Krejcí Self - Then advisor to the Prime Minister, CSSR Self - Then advisor to the Prime Minister, CSSR See fewer	1	Die große Freiheit (1994)
Walter Momper Self - Then Governing Mayor of Berlin Self - Then Governing Mayor of Berlin See fewer	1	Scheibenwischer (1980)
Günter Schabowski Self - Then district chief and press spokesman for the Socialist Unity Party of Germany Self - Then district chief and press spokesman for the Socialist Unity Party of Germany See fewer	1	Crazy Race 2 - Warum die Mauer wirklich fiel (2004)
Gyula Horn Self - Then Hungarian Foreign Minister Self - Then Hungarian Foreign Minister See fewer	1	Torn from the Flag: A Film by Klaudia Kovacs (2007)
Johannes Bauch Self - Ambassador to Warsaw Self - Ambassador to Warsaw See fewer	1	Die große Freiheit (1994)
Tadeusz Mazowiecki Self - Then Prime Minister, Poland Self - Then Prime Minister, Poland See fewer	1	Avant la bataille (1983)
Nikolai Portugalow Self - Then Gorbachev adviser Self - Then Gorbachev adviser See fewer	1	BerlinMitte (1990)
Gerhard Lauter Self - Then GDR Interior Ministry Self - Then GDR Interior Ministry See fewer	1	Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel (2009)
Eduard Shevardnadze Self - Then Foreign Minister, USSR Self - Then Foreign Minister, USSR See fewer	1	Tbilisuri Love Story (2009)
Manfred Sens Self - Then border commander Self - Then border commander See fewer	1	Die große Freiheit (1994)
James A. Baker Self - Then Secretary of State, USA Self - Then Secretary of State, USA See fewer	1	The American Ruling Class (2005)
Viacheslav Kochemasov Self - Then Soviet ambassador in East Berlin Self - Then Soviet ambassador in East Berlin See fewer	1	Immer bereit (1950)
Herbert Wagner Self - Then Lord Mayor, Dresden Self - Then Lord Mayor, Dresden See fewer	1	Die große Freiheit (1994)