Radetzky March Miniseries Episode 1 Episode 1 1995
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At the battle of Solferino Joseph von Trotta, a lieutenant in the Slovenian infantry, is wounded while saving the life of the young Austrian Emperor Franz-Joseph I. The Emperor rewards him by elevating him in society to a position quite out of keeping with his social rank, and which entirely alienates him from his farming background: Joseph gets promoted to the rank of captain, and is made a member of the nobility. Years later Joseph von Trotta accidentally finds a description of the battle that changed his life in a text-book belonging to his son Franz. Enraged at the over-emotional, patriotic and sentimental way in which the Emperor's rescue at the hands of "the Hero of Solferino" is depicted, he lodges a complaint at the Imperial Court.
- Released: 1995-12-27
- Runtime: 85 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Max von Sydow, Tilman Günther, Charlotte Rampling, Claude Rich, Jean-Louis Richard
- Director: Joseph Roth, Erik Orsenna, Michael Wolkenstein, Jean Lagache, Susanne Hartmann
