The Red Chapel (1972)
Die rote Kapelle
Overview
Shortly before the outbreak of World War II: Leopold Trepper, a colonel in the Red Army, travels to Belgium under a false name and sets up a spy ring there. Together with his employees Viktor Sukulow-Gurewitsch, Johann Wenzel, Hillel Katz and Michail Makarow, he succeeds in establishing a spy network throughout Belgium and France in a very short time. With the help of his cover companies - a chain of raincoat shops and later the import-export company Simexco ”- Trepper can collect information from the economy and the Wehrmacht, about Atlantic Wall construction sites and railway lines, and send it to Moscow. The agents also get help from patriots who want to free their countries from the occupation by the Germans.
Where to watch The Red Chapel
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | ARD Plus, FlimmerkisteTV | — | Apple TV, Amazon Video |
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What is The Red Chapel about?
Shortly before the outbreak of World War II: Leopold Trepper, a colonel in the Red Army, travels to Belgium under a false name and sets up a spy ring there. Together with his employees Viktor Sukulow-Gurewitsch, Johann Wenzel, Hillel Katz and Michail Makarow, he succeeds in establishing a spy network throughout Belgium and France in a very short time. With the help of his cover companies - a chain of raincoat shops and later the import-export company Simexco ”- Trepper can collect information from the economy and the Wehrmacht, about Atlantic Wall construction sites and railway lines, and send it to Moscow. The agents also get help from patriots who want to free their countries from the occupation by the Germans. The Red Chapel is a War & Politics, Drama series, first aired on 1972-04-09, 1 season and 7 episodes.
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Where can I watch The Red Chapel?
In Germany, The Red Chapel streams on ARD Plus and FlimmerkisteTV and can be bought from Apple TV and Amazon Video. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Created by
Franz Peter Wirth
Cast
- Werner Kreindl as Leopold Trepper
- Georges Claisse as Victor
- Rada Rassimov as Margarete Barcza
- Franco Graziosi as Leon Großvogel
- Jacques Rispal as Hillel Katz
- Harry R. Sokal as Isisdor Springer
- Candice Patou as Georgie de Winter
- Jean Franval as General Iwan Alexejewitsch Susloparow
- Peter Fricke as Harro Schulze-Boysen
- Manfred Spies as Makarow
- Ruth Kähler as Sophia Poznanska
- Edeltraut Elsner as Libertas Schulze-Boysen
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Sources
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