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Morenga

19851 Season3 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Gottschalk and Wenstrup are two German veterinarians who have settled in German Southwest Africa to tend to the needs of cattle ranchers. When a rebellion by a local dissident named Morenga is brutally crushed by the Germans, the two vets get involved, at great risk to themselves, and offer help to the native revolutionaries.

Created by Egon Günther
Written by Egon Günther, Uwe Timm
NetworksDas Erste

Top Cast

Robert Whitehead

Robert Whitehead

Haring

S

Sam Williams

Johannes Christian

Ken Gampu

Ken Gampu

Morenga

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Nomsa Nene

Katharina (as Nomsa Nenee)

Jürgen Holtz

Jürgen Holtz

von Kageneck

Edwin Noël

Edwin Noël

Unterveterinär Wenstrup

Brian O'Shaughnessy

Brian O'Shaughnessy

Herr Lüdemann

Jacques Breuer

Jacques Breuer

Oberveterinär Gottschalk

Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Lohmann

Arnold Vosloo

Arnold Vosloo

v. Schiller

About Morenga

Morenga is a war & politics, drama series that first aired in 1985. Created by Egon Günther, it stars Robert Whitehead, Sam Williams, Ken Gampu. Gottschalk and Wenstrup are two German veterinarians who have settled in German Southwest Africa to tend to the needs of cattle ranchers. When a rebellion by a local dissident named Morenga is brutally crushed by the Germans, the two vets get involved, at great risk to themselves, and offer help to the native revolutionaries.

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