Hostages of the SS: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Hostages of the SS (2015): Drama, War, History. Series details, synopsis and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
April 1945. In a dramatic operation the SS transports 139 special prisoners, and kin of the prisoners, into the Alps. The plan: to use the prisoners as bargaining chips in possible negotiations with the Allies. During the journey a number of prisoners plan their escape and experience six days between liberty and death, their fates in the hands of ruthless and increasingly nervous criminals. But the hostages band together and turn the tables with a clever ploy: they call in the Wehrmacht to aid them…
Series details
- Title: Hostages of the SS
- Format: Documentary
- Language: French
- Genres: Drama, War, History
- Premiere date: 2015-04-07
- Final broadcast date listed: 2015-04-07
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: ARTE
- Network country: France
- Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 24206
- IMDb ID: tt4554406
- TVDB ID: 294150
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2015-04-07; final listed air date 2015-04-07; episode order: 2.
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Adapted from Hostages of the SS on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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