Die Normannen - Herrscher von Sizilien

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Die Normannen - Herrscher von Sizilien (2024)

Directed by Klaus Steindl

Documentary, History, TV Movie

In 1061, a handful of Norman mercenaries, led by the son of a noble family from Hauteville-la-Guichard, a village in the Normandy bocage, set foot on the Sicilian coast. Roger de Hauteville and his troops had been commissioned by the Pope to reconquer the island from the Arabs, who had seized it in 831. These fearsome warriors took thirty years to achieve their goal, but when they finally entered Palermo in 1071, their leader became an enlightened ruler. Relying on the high quality of the local Arab administration, particularly in tax matters, he set about building what was to become one of the most prosperous and advanced kingdoms of his time.

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Cast

K
Kristjan Toomaspoeg
R
Rudolf Simek
M
Marie-Agnès Lucas-Avenel
V
Viola Skiba
P
Pietro Corrao Julia Becker
B
Badri Al Madani
T
Theresa Jäckh

Crew

Director
Klaus Steindl
Writer
Klaus Steindl, Heinrich Mayer
Editor
Martin Biribauer
Producer
Heinrich Mayer, Massimo My, Dieter Pochlatko, Jakob Pochlatko

Details

Release date
2024-01-27
Genres
Documentary, History, TV Movie
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
French, German, Italian
Countries
Austria
Production
Epo-Film, MyMax, ZDF, ORF, Rai Documentari, ARTE