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The Best Episodes of Die Deutschen Season 1

Every episode of Die Deutschen Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Die Deutschen Season 1!

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Die Deutschen is a German television documentary produced for ZDF that first aired from October to November 2008. Each episode recounts a selected epoch of German history, beginning with the reign of Otto the Great

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Die Deutschen Season 1 Episode 1 - Otto and the Empire
    7.0/10(39 votes)

    #1 - Otto and the Empire

    S1:E1

    The birth of the Germans. In the struggle of the German tribes against the Hungarians, something like a sense of community emerged under the leadership of King Otto I. By obtaining the imperial dignity, he laid the foundation for a unique system of rule.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Die Deutschen Season 1 Episode 2 - Heinrich and the Pope
    7.5/10(31 votes)

    #2 - Heinrich and the Pope

    S1:E2

    The walk to Canossa. It is a power struggle such as has never been seen before: King versus Pope. Who is the stronger? It is about power in the kingdom of the Germans and in the Christian West - and about a unique gesture, the like of which has not been seen since: Henry IV's "Walk to Canossa.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Die Deutschen Season 1 Episode 3 - Barbarossa and the Lion
    7.2/10(24 votes)

    #3 - Barbarossa and the Lion

    S1:E3

    Rivalry in the family. He is the king of the Germans and wants to rule over the Occident as emperor: the Staufer Frederick Barbarossa. His empire extends as far as southern Italy. But his rule is disputed. Powerful rivals challenge the monarch - including his former ally Henry the Lion.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Die Deutschen Season 1 Episode 4 - Luther and the Nation
    7.1/10(27 votes)

    #4 - Luther and the Nation

    S1:E4

    The reformer and promoter of the German language. At first, he was just a simple monk, a doubting and struggling theologian. He became an epochal figure who united and divided Germans like no other before - without meaning to: Martin Luther.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Die Deutschen Season 1 Episode 5 - Wallenstein and the War
    7.7/10(24 votes)

    #5 - Wallenstein and the War

    S1:E5

    Genius commander or traitor? It is a battle for religious and political supremacy in the empire and in Europe: Catholics against Protestants. One man is to defeat the supporters of the Reformation for the emperor: the general Albrecht von Wallenstein.

    Directors:Stephan Koester, Christian Twente, Martin Carazo Mendez, Robert Wiezorek
    Writer:Martin Carazo

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  6. Die Deutschen Season 1 Episode 6 - Frederick the Great and the Empress
    7.1/10(21 votes)

    #6 - Frederick the Great and the Empress

    S1:E6

    Duel between Prussia and Austria. After the Thirty Years' War, the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation resembled a territorial puzzle. In the absence of a central power, new powers emerged on the periphery: Prussia and Austria.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Die Deutschen Season 1 Episode 7 - Napoleon and the Germans
    6.9/10(21 votes)

    #7 - Napoleon and the Germans

    S1:E7

    Between freedom and repression. It is a foreign emperor, of all people, who catapults Germany into a national era: France's ruler of the century, Napoleon. His conquests and reforms brought the Germans closer together than ever before. What he succeeds in doing, no one had achieved before: the political awakening of the "German nation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Die Deutschen Season 1 Episode 8 - Robert Blum and the Revolution
    7.1/10(21 votes)

    #8 - Robert Blum and the Revolution

    S1:E8

    An unknown hero. A revolution - in Germany? And by no means, as Lenin later smugly told the Germans, with a proper platform ticket in their pocket! In March 1848, good subjects became determined barricade fighters.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Die Deutschen Season 1 Episode 9 - Bismarck and the German Empire
    7.0/10(24 votes)

    #9 - Bismarck and the German Empire

    S1:E9

    From Small-State Fighter to National Fighter. After the revolution of 1848, the unsuccessful attempt at "unity from below" now came "unity from above. Prussian Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck paved the way for the first German nation state.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Die Deutschen Season 1 Episode 10 - Wilhelm and the World
    6.8/10(21 votes)

    #10 - Wilhelm and the World

    S1:E10

    A monarch between megalomania and depression. The German Empire at the beginning of the 20th century: too small to rule over others and too big for the balance of power in Europe. Kaiser Wilhelm II wanted to be a world power.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Otto and the Empire" is the best rated episode of "Die Deutschen" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 39 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/26/2008. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Heinrich and the Pope".