''The Tragedy of Sir Roger Casement'' is a 1968 West German television miniseries starring Heinz Weiss. The series depicts the efforts of the historical figure Sir Roger Casement to seek German aid for Irish independence during the

First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

and his attempts to form an Irish Brigade of

prisoners of war A prisoner of war (POW) is a person held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. Belligerents hold prisoners of war for a ...

. The series is three hours long and shot in black and white.

Cast

* Heinz Weiss ... Sir Roger Casement * ... Devoy * Hans W. Hamacher ... Redmond * Fritz Haneke ... MacNeill * Hans Schellbach ... Connolly * Hans Timmermann ... McGarrity * Almuth Ullerich ... Mary * Hans Putz ... Doyle * Thomas Braut ... Christensen * Hans Paetsch ... Grey * Richard Lauffen ... Findley * Friedrich Schütter ... Thomson * Dieter Groest ... Papen * Viktor Warsitz ... Graf Oberndorff * Otto Preuss ... Isendahl

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* 1968 television films West German films 1960s German films 1960s German television miniseries 1968 German television series debuts 1968 German television series endings World War I television drama series Television series based on actual events 1960s German-language films German-language television shows ZDF original programming 1968 films Films directed by Hermann Kugelstadt {{germany-tv-prog-stub