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Radetzkymarsch (1994– )
TV Mini-series | 255 min | Drama, History

Radetzkymarsch (1994– )

TV Mini-series | 255 min | Drama, History

At the battle of Solferino Joseph von Trotta, a lieutenant in the Slovenian infantry, is wounded while saving the life of the young Austrian Emperor Franz-Joseph I. The Emperor rewards him by elevating him in society to a position quite ...See moreAt the battle of Solferino Joseph von Trotta, a lieutenant in the Slovenian infantry, is wounded while saving the life of the young Austrian Emperor Franz-Joseph I. The Emperor rewards him by elevating him in society to a position quite out of keeping with his social rank, and which entirely alienates him from his farming background: Joseph gets promoted to the rank of captain, and is made a member of the nobility. Years later Joseph von Trotta accidentally finds a description of the battle that changed his life in a text-book belonging to his son Franz. Enraged at the over-emotional, patriotic and sentimental way in which the Emperor's rescue at the hands of "the Hero of Solferino" is depicted, he lodges a complaint at the Imperial Court. During an audience, the Emperor, displaying a certain degree of resignation, attempts to convince him that myths are both justifiable and necessary. Joseph, however, discovers "that it was nothing else but craftiness that assured the existence of the world, the power of the law, and the majesty of monarchs. He lost all belief he had ever had in the Emperor." Embittered, Joseph leaves the army and retires to his country estate in Bohemia. Consistent with his actions, he forbids his son Franz von Trotta from taking up a military career. The latter, in his capacity as a provincial prefect, develops into a typical duty-conscious civil servant who never thinks of questioning the monarchy and its existence. Franz then brings up his own son Carl Joseph in a strict, military manner, and forces him to take up a career as an officer against his will. The weak and sensitive grandson Carl Joseph von Trotta bears no trace of the strength and wilfulness of his grandfather. Rank and position are hollow-sounding concepts to him. When his beautiful mistress, wife of sergeant Slama, dies while giving birth to a child that could have been his, and his closest friend, the regimental doctor, Dr. Demant, is killed in a senseless duel because of an alleged love-affair with his wife, Carl Joseph - in an act of self-punishment - has himself transferred to an infantry unit on the Russian border. There he falls victim to alcohol and becomes embroiled in debt trying in vain to escape his depressions and irrational feelings of guilt. His friend Count Chojnicki only manages to drag him out of his melancholy and despair on one single occasion, when he has a mistress brought to him. Carl Joseph spends several carefree weeks in Vienna with Valerie von Taussig, but once he's back in the depressing frontier town he very soon reverts to his old ways. Meanwhile, nationalist and democratic forces are bringing the old Austro-Hungarian Empire to its knees. During the armed suppression of a factory-workers' strike that takes place as the violence continues to escalate, Carl Joseph von Trotta is severely wounded. After his convalescence he is determined to resign his commission. Then during an orgiastic summer party at Schloss Chojnicki, the news arrives of the assassination of the Austrian heir to the throne and his wife in Sarajevo. Soon afterwards, war breaks out, and Carl Joseph, whose resignment has not yet been granted, is sent to the front. There, heroically and without a trace of fear, he walks to his death as, without any protection or covering fire, he goes off to get water for his thirsty soldiers. With this unselfish deed for his nameless men Carl-Joseph once more remembers the roots of his humble origins. Written by Anonymous See less

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25 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Max von Sydow Baron Franz von Trotta und Cipolje Baron Franz von Trotta und Cipolje See fewer	2	Flash Gordon (1980)
Charlotte Rampling Valerie von Taussig Valerie von Taussig See fewer	2	45 Years (2015)
Claude Rich Dr. Demant Dr. Demant See fewer	2	I Love You, I Love You (1968)
Tilman Günther Carl Joseph von Trotta und Cipolje Carl Joseph von Trotta und Cipolje See fewer	2	Vater wider Willen (1995)
Jean-Louis Richard Kapturak Kapturak See fewer	2	Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
Julia Stemberger Eva Demant Eva Demant See fewer	2	Swing Kids (1993)
Elena Sofia Ricci Catherine Slama Catherine Slama See fewer	2	Loose Cannons (2010)
Friedrich von Thun Actor Actor See fewer	2	Schindler's List (1993)
Zdenek Rehor Jacques Jacques See fewer	2	Snatky z rozumu (1968)
Josef Kemr Actor Actor See fewer	2	Monkey's Playtime (1978)
Miguel Herz-Kestranek Actor Actor See fewer	2	Zodiak - Der Horoskop-Mörder (2007)
Karlheinz Hackl Wagner Wagner See fewer	2	Sophie's Choice (1982)
Fritz Muliar Knopfmacher Knopfmacher See fewer	2	Kommissar Rex (1994)
Gert Voss Graf Chojnicki Graf Chojnicki See fewer	2	Labyrinth of Lies (2014)
Bruno Dallansky Actor Actor See fewer	2	Tatort (1970)
Michael Schönborn Tattenbach Tattenbach See fewer	2	Zodiak - Der Horoskop-Mörder (2007)
Gustl Halenke Actress Actress See fewer	2	The Buddenbrooks (1959)
Friedrich W. Bauschulte Emperor Emperor See fewer	2	Es muß nicht immer Kaviar sein (1977)
Alexander Strobele Actor Actor See fewer	2	Schindler's List (1993)
Ernst Stankovski Actor Actor See fewer	2	The Good Soldier Schweik (1960)
Ferenc Bács Actor Actor See fewer	2	Dögkeselyü (1982)
Károly Mécs Actor Actor See fewer	2	Les évasions célèbres (1972)
Michèl Keller Actor Actor See fewer	2	Nie im Leben (1990)
Jan Kehár Actor Actor See fewer	2	Záhada hlavolamu (1993)
Franz Tscherne Actor Actor See fewer	2	Der Geizige (1990)