14: Diaries of the Great War

14: Diaries of the Great War ·14 - Tagebücher des Ersten Weltkriegs

When war broke out in Europe in 1914, most people thought the conflict would be over by Christmas; they could not imagine how wrong they were. An attack in Sarajevo ended up becoming a snowball that swept the world: a new kind of warfare had begun, waged with techniques and means never seen before. By November 1918, ten million people had died and the political map of the planet had been redrawn.

Drama

War & Politics

14: Diaries of the Great War ·14 - Tagebücher des Ersten Weltkriegs

Drama

War & Politics

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First Aired on: Apr 29, 2014
Popularity: 6.5595: 5 votes
Networks: (DE)
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Production: CTVC (GB)AB Productions (FR)FAIR & UGLY (CH)Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)Cwmni Da (GB)Film Option InternationalLes Films d'Ici (FR)NTR (NL)NDR (DE)SWR (DE)ORF (AT)WDR (DE)LOOKSfilm (DE)VPRO (NL)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 8 episodes

Miniseries

Aired 11 years ago

8 Episodes

Episode 1The Abyss52 min
We follow 14-year-old Marina Yurlova who joins her father, Cossack Colonel Yurlov, on a train to the front. Artist Käthe Kollwitz and her husband must accept their 17-year-old son’s decision to enlist. The Austrian Karl Kasser is sent to the front despite an injury and ten-year-old Yves Congar from Sedan expects France to win quickly. He feels safe in his family until German troops arrive on the doorstep.
Episode 2The Onslaught51 min
The European conflict has turned into a world war: Greece and Bulgaria, Japan and the Ottoman Empire have entered the fighting. Battles are fought in Europe, Africa, off the Falkland Islands and in the Pacific. More than 20 million men are under arms.
Episode 3The Anguish51 min
The number of injured people is increasing day by day. There are too few doctors and nurses. Auxiliary nurses are hastily called in: 20,000 of them in the first year of the war in Germany alone. They work in extremely difficult conditions. Thousands and thousands of young men are physically injured and completely traumatised.
Episode 4The Heart's Desire52 min
Millions of mothers and wives must endure years of separation from their sons or husbands. They are tormented by the uncertainty of whether their loved ones are still alive. The men in the trenches are told to concentrate on killing and not worry about their wives back home. The war destroys the lives and health of countless soldiers.
Episode 5The Annihilation51 min
1916 becomes the year of horrific battles. A new kind of death machine is set in motion with submarines, aeroplanes, tanks and poison gas. On the Somme, the Western powers aim to achieve a breakthrough against the German troops, while Russia tries to put Austria-Hungary under pressure on the Eastern front. The number of victims exceeds all predictions.