May 26, 2016
51 min
Full-HD

Großes Kino made in DDR (2016)

In 2016, DEFA celebrates its 70th anniversary: the film embarks on a journey into the exciting film history of the GDR. In a comprehensive kaleidoscope, the importance of DEFA productions is illuminated, the relevance of the films as propaganda productions for the GDR, which socio-political themes were in the foreground, but also which heroes DEFA brought to the screen and celebrated as people from the people.

Category

Documentary

Country

Germany

Companies

Lona media

Romanus Fuhrmann

Narrator (voice)

Ralf Schenk

Self

Regine Sylvester

Self

Herrmann Zschoche

Self

Jutta Wachowiak

Self

Annekathrin Bürger

Self

Winfried Glatzeder

Self

Eva-Maria Hagen

Self

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