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March of Millions
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Wikipedia article
'March of Millions' is the international English title of the multi-award-winning three-hour German television film 'Die Flucht' ('The Escape'). The film stars Maria Furtwngler in the role of Lena Grfin von Mahlenberg, the leader of a small convoy of refugees from East Prussia (including French and Russian prisoners of war and forced labourers) fleeing the advancing Red Army in the winter of 19441945, and trying to survive uprooted in Bavaria in the aftermath of World War II. When first broadcast by ARD in two parts, on 4 and 5 March 2007, it drew 13.5 million viewers.
The production was reported to have cost 9m and to have employed over 2,000 extras.
The film was controversial for portraying German war-time suffering during the Evacuation of East Prussia (although a number of German atrocities were also shown or mentioned), and led to adverse comment from a foreign-policy adviser to the Polish president of the time, fearful of potential German claims to lands or property in East Prussia lost after the War. There have been multiple reactions from the Polish side on occasion of other movies about the war.
Awards
* 2007 Bambi award as "TV Event of the Year"
* 2007 Bavarian TV Award to Holly Fink (cinematographer)
* 2007 Romy award to Nico Hofmann (producer)
* 2007 Deutscher Fernsehpreis to Knut Loewe and Wiebke Kratz for Best Design
* 2007 Deutscher Fernsehpreis to Enjott Schneider for Best Music
* 2007 Deutscher Fernsehpreis to Gabriela Maria Schmeide as Best Supporting Actress
Cast
*Maria Furtwngler as Magdalena von Mahlenberg
*Jrgen Hentsch as Berthold von Mahlenberg
*Jean-Yves Berteloot as Franois Beauvais
*Frdric Vonhof as Louis
*Tonio Arango as Heinrich von Gernstorff
*Angela Winkler as Sophie von Gernstorff
*Hanns Zischler as Rdiger von Gernstorff
*Max von Thun as Ferdinand von Gernstorff
*Adrian Wahlen as Benno Stuber
*Adrian Goessel as Wilhelm Stuber
*Gabriela Maria Schmeide as Babette
*Stella Kunkat as Viktoria von Mahlenberg
*Fritz Karl as Gauleiter Herrmann
*Winfried Glatzeder as Dietrich (servant)
*Ralf Dittrich as Major Metzger
References
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