The Weight of Steel Title

2020•1h 30m

DramaHistory

Who knows Berthold Beitz? Fewer and fewer people. He shaped the history of Germany like no other, be it as the leading industrial manager of Krupp or as the rescuer of numerous Jews during National Socialism.

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Cast

Sven-Eric Bechtolf

Berthold Beitz

Edgar Selge

Golo Mann

Judith Rosmair

Else Beitz

Pierre Shrady

Herr Bayer

Adrian Zwicker

Ruedi Bliggenstorfer

Michael Benthin

Berthold von Bohlen und Halbach

Andreas Schröders

Hermann

Axel Wandtke

Erich Honecker

Christian Hockenbrink

Heinz Petry

Martin Bruchmann

Garcia

Lars Doppler

Hildebrandt

Karolina Horster

Hansjürgen Hürrig

Matthias Padua

David Hürten

Student

Hassan Lazouane

Schah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi

Peter Miklusz

SS - Man

Mona Pirzad

Farah Pahlavi

Elmira Rafizadeh

Heiko Raulin

Bernhard Schütz

Helmut Schmidt

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