Secret Teutoburg Forest

Secret Teutoburg Forest

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 25, 2020

Runtime

0h 44m

Genres

Documentary, TV Movie

User Score

60%

Original Title

Geheimnis Teutoburger Wald

Production Companies

WDR, 2Pilots Filmproduction

Director

Jobst Knigge

Description

In northern Germany, the Teutoburg Forest is home to many Germanic legends. Since the end of the 19th century, the statue of Hermann – known in Latin as Arminius –, hero of the Germanic people of the Cheruscans, has watched over the vast Teutoburg Forest. Did this warlord really allow the Germans to repel the Romans two thousand years ago? A few kilometers from the statue stands an impressive rock formation called Externsteine. Have these steep cliffs kept traces of ancient Germanic civilizations?