Co-operative farming in East Germany

United States, 1969

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Describes co-operative farming in East Germany, illustrates patterns of family and village life and provides economic and social insights into communal living. Includes scenes of potato harvesting, dairy farming and the activities of the Communist Party organisation - the Free German Youth.

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Credits

production company

Films Incorporated

Public Media

Duration

00:14:27:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1969

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

002405

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farming

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Germany (East)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Germany (East) - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Village communities

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Collective farms

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social sciences - Study and teaching

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social structure

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociology, Rural

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Village communities

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Social sciences - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Places → Germany (East)

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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