DEFA Film Library Catalog

That Was the GDR – A History of the Other Germany 2-DVD set

Original Title: Das war die DDR - Eine Geschichte des anderen DeutschlandsGermany, 1993, 360 min., color
Director: Anne Worst, Arnold Seul, Christian Klemke, Donat Schober, Gitta Nickel, Gunther Scholz, Lothar Kompatzki, Martina Koerbler, Uwe Belz, Wolfgang Schwarze

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Available Options:

Format: (more info)

DVD - NTSC

$39.95

English Subtitles and Voiceover

Performance Rights: (more info)

	Home Use and Public Libraries
	Educational Use and Academic Libraries	plus $60.00
	Non-Commercial Public Performance	plus $110.00

Synopsis:

This documentary on the history of East Germany is told from the point of view of its people, using authentic historical footage and documents. It covers cultural, economic, and political developments from the founding of the GDR in 1949, to German unification on October 3, 1990. Highlighted are: the 1953 uprising, the Prague Spring, Bitterfelder Weg, the building of the Wall, the cultural repression of the 1960’s, economic stagnation, Stasi activity, and the East German civic movement and popular upheavals that finally brought down the state.

Chapters 1-7
1	I Was a Citizen of the GDR
2	From “Zone” to State
3	From Economic Plan to Economic Collapse
4	For the People’s Welfare
5	Intellect and Power
6	Shield and Sword
7	We Are the People

Crew:
Cinematography: Niko Pawloff, Gerd Jaekel
Music: Oskar Sala
Editor: Gitta Nickel
Producer: Ingrid Guenther, Gert Malysiak
Dramaturge: Helfried Spitra, Ulrich Brochhagen

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