East Germany: beyond the Wall

Life in East Germany. The influence of the Communist Party on home life, work, churches and schools. Includes interviews with a capitalistic businessman, a pastor, an official of Rostock University and Walter Ulbricht, Chairman of East Germany’s Council of State.

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Credits

director

Palmer Williams

producer

Edward Magruder Jones

production company

Columbia Broadcasting System Television

Duration

00:52:17:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1962

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

320548

Language

English

Subject categories

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

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

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communism

History → Berlin (Germany) - History - Division of East and West

History → Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989

Places → Germany (East)

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1962

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