From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia March of Millions
March of Millions
’March of Millions time, fearful of potential German claims to lands or prop-
Die Flucht’ erty in East Prussia lost during the War.[3]
Genre World War II film
Directed by Kai Wessel
Awards
• 2007 Bambi award as "TV Event of the Year"
Produced by Katrin Goetter, Nico Hofmann, Joachim
Kosack, Sebastian Werninger • 2007 Bavarian TV Award to Holly Fink
(cinematographer)
Written by Gabriela Sperl • 2007 Romy award to Nico Hofmann (producer)
Starring Maria Furtwängler, Jean-Yves Berteloot, • 2007 Deutscher Fernsehpreis to Knut Loewe and
Hanns Zischler, Frédéric Vonhof Wiebke Kratz for Best Design
• 2007 Deutscher Fernsehpreis to Enjott Schneider for
Music by Enjott Schneider
Best Music
Budget €9 million • 2007 Deutscher Fernsehpreis to Gabriela Maria
Country Germany
Schmeide as Best Supporting Actress
Language German language
References
Original channel ARD
[1] Meza, Ed (Oct. 5, 2007). "Germany Keen on Epic
Original run 4 March 2007 – 5 March 2007 Productions". Variety. http://www.variety.com/
Running time 179 minutes article/VR1117973489.html?categoryid=2715&cs=1.
Retrieved 2009-11-19.
No. of episodes 2 [2] Paterson, Tony (5 March 2007). "German TV Breaks
Taboo with Story of Refugees". The Independent.
March of Millions is the international English title of the http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/
multi-award-winning three-hour German television film europe/german-tv-breaks-taboo-with-story-of-
Die Flucht (The Flight). The film stars Maria Furtwängler refugees-438931.html. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
in the role of Lena Gräfin von Mahlenberg, the leader of [3] Kirschbaum, Erik (Mar 5, 2007). "Film depicting
a small convoy of refugees from East Prussia (including Germans as WW2 victims fires debate". Reuters.
French and Russian prisoners of war and forced labour- http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/
ers) fleeing the advancing Red Army in the winter of idUSL0515685120070305. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
1944-1945, and trying to survive uprooted in Bavaria in
the aftermath of World War II. When first broadcast by
ARD in two parts, on 4 and 5 March 2007, it drew 13.5 mil- External links
lion viewers.[1] • March of Millions at the Internet Movie Database
The production was reported to have cost €9m and to
have employed over 2,000 extras.[2]
The film was controversial for portraying German
war-time suffering during the Evacuation of East Prussia
(although a number of German atrocities were also
shown or mentioned), and led to adverse comment from
a foreign-policy adviser to the Polish president of the
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