Herrhausen, The Banker & The Bomb

Season 1

Examining the 1989 assassination of Deutsche Bank Chairman Alfred Herrhausen, an advocate of debt relief for developing nations, angering rival bankers amid the fall of the Berlin Wall and shifting global alliances.

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4 Episodes

Die brillante Idee
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Die brillante IdeeFrankfurt 1987. Alfred Herrhausen (Oliver Masucci) is reaching for power at Deutsche Bank. With the support of his mentor Christian (August Zirner), he wants to set the course for the future as the bank's sole spokesman. His colleagues react with outrage to his revolutionary proposal for debt relief for developing countries.
Der rasante Aufstieg
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Der rasante AufstiegHerrhausen (Oliver Masucci) not only wants to modernize the bank, but also wants to shape it politically at a time of the East-West conflict. As a supporter of Gorbachev's reform policy, the Deutsche Bank boss is entering mined territory and making dangerous enemies - from US secret services to the GDR regime. Warnings from US strategist Kissinger (Dov Glickman) bounce off him. Chancellor Kohl (Sascha Nathan) knows how to use Herrhausen wisely. He ignores his wife Traudl's (Julia Koschitz) concerns about his health and safety.
Die beherzte Machtergreifung
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Die beherzte MachtergreifungDeutsche Bank CEO Herrhausen (Oliver Masucci) commissions his fellow board member Kopper (Shenja Lacher) to buy a London investment bank. He must prepare the traditional bank for the future and take sole leadership with a coup. Even on the thin ice of world politics, he remains true to his will to shape things.
Der sichere Tod
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Der sichere TodAn RAF terrorist cell led by Tania Fehling (Lisa Vicari) is preparing an attack with the militant Palestinian functionary Al Fahoum (Yousef Sweid) under the eyes of the CIA and Stasi. Their target is: Herrhausen.