The BND File: The Secret Service and Its First Arms Dealer

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Director: Rainer Kahrs
Release date: 2019-03-11
Runtime: 45m
Language: German
Status: Released
Country: Germany
Studio: Kinescope Film

About The BND File: The Secret Service and Its First Arms Dealer

The BND File: The Secret Service and Its First Arms Dealer is a 2019 movie in the Documentary genre, directed by Rainer Kahrs, starring Niels Stolberg, Erich Schmidt-Eenboom and Viktor Yushchenko. It has a runtime of 45 minutes. It holds an average rating of 10.0/10 from 2 viewers. Below you can see where to watch The BND File: The Secret Service and Its First Arms Dealer in United Arab Emirates — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

In occupied post-war Germany, the ex-paratrooper and former SS man Gerhard Mertins rises to become a powerful arms dealer. He has many contacts in the Middle East and with old Nazi greats, a man who therefore becomes interesting for secret services. He starts right after the Second World War as a simple taxi entrepreneur in Bremerhaven, but soon he does best business with the German secret service BND and also the American CIA. Until today many files about Mertins are secret. Because against German laws, against international law, Mertins moved weapons into war zones with the backing and sometimes on behalf of the German secret service BND. For almost two years, the team around author Rainer Kahrs did research for the film. For the first time, the BND granted a camera team access to files on Gerhard Mertins, the first BND arms dealer. For the first time, Mertins' wife and daughter also speak in front of the camera.

Cast

Niels Stolberg

Self

Erich Schmidt-Eenboom

Self

Viktor Yushchenko

Self

Mykola Malomuzh

Self

David E.A. Johnson

Self, executive director, Center for Advanced Defense Studies

Frank Passade

Self, executive director, Center for Advanced Defense Studies

Luuk van de Vondervoort

Self, European Institute for Peace

André Hahn

Self

Volodimir Kalinin

Self, security administrator, Port of Oktyabrsk, Ukraine

Bruno Kahl

Self, president of German Federal Intelligence Service

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The BND File: The Secret Service and Its First Arms Dealer has a runtime of 45 minutes (45 minutes).

Who stars in The BND File: The Secret Service and Its First Arms Dealer?+

The BND File: The Secret Service and Its First Arms Dealer stars Niels Stolberg, Erich Schmidt-Eenboom, Viktor Yushchenko, Mykola Malomuzh and David E.A. Johnson.

When did The BND File: The Secret Service and Its First Arms Dealer come out?+

The BND File: The Secret Service and Its First Arms Dealer is a 2019 movie directed by Rainer Kahrs.

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The BND File: The Secret Service and Its First Arms Dealer is Documentary film.

Who directed The BND File: The Secret Service and Its First Arms Dealer?+

The BND File: The Secret Service and Its First Arms Dealer was directed by Rainer Kahrs.