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Im Schatten der Macht

Im Schatten der Macht

20031 Season2 EpisodesEnded
Created by Oliver Storz
Written by Oliver Storz
NetworksARTE

Top Cast

Michael Mendl

Michael Mendl

Willy Brandt

Jürgen Hentsch

Jürgen Hentsch

Herbert Wehner

Dieter Pfaff

Dieter Pfaff

Hans-Dietrich Genscher

Matthias Brandt

Matthias Brandt

Günter Guillaume

Barbara Rudnik

Barbara Rudnik

Rut Brandt

M

Michael Quast

Günter Nollau

Rudolf Kowalski

Rudolf Kowalski

Egon Bahr

Ulrich Mühe

Ulrich Mühe

Günther Gaus

Markus Boysen

Markus Boysen

Helmut Schmidt

Felix von Manteuffel

Felix von Manteuffel

Walter Scheel

About Im Schatten der Macht

Im Schatten der Macht is a war & politics, drama series that first aired in 2003. Created by Oliver Storz, it stars Michael Mendl, Jürgen Hentsch, Dieter Pfaff.

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