Part 1: Otto and the Empire takes us back to the 10th century. Focusing on King Otto I, it shows how territorial rulers and kings always fought for supremacy on German soil and how external threats – at that time from Hungary – united the country.
WRITER: Christian Feyerabend DIRECTOR (SCE.): Christian Twente, Michael Löseke DIRECTOR (DOC.): Robert Wiezorek, Stephan Koester CAMERA (SCE.): Matthias Haedecke, Torbjörn Karvang, Jan Prillwitz, Marc Riemer CAMERA (DOC.): Jörg Adams, Sias van Zyl, Ralf Grabowski EDITOR: Timothy McLeish MUSIC: Paul Rabiger, Hans Günter Wagener COMMISSIONING EDITOR: Stefan Brauburger (ZDF)
