Hildegard Knef's Berlin

United States, 1979

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Episode of Series “Cities”.
Hildegard Knef opens Berlin to the viewers of this film in an extensively historical yet highly personal manner. She introduces us to her personal family history and to the ramifications of Nazi power. The tour also includes historical footage of the “formidable women who cleaned up the rubble of demolished Berlin” after World War II, of John Kennedy’s famous speech declaring his Berlin citizenship, of the 15-foot-high concrete barricade that divides the city, and of the airlift that kept the city of two million people totally supplied.

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Credits

director

John McGreevy

co-producer

Pat Ferns

John McGreevy

production company

Nielsen-Ferns International

John McGreevy Productions

Duration

00:25:30:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1979

Appears in

Cities

Group of items

Cities

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012705

Language

English

Subject categories

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

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Interpretive programs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Germany - Description and travel

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Travel

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → National socialism

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

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

History → Germany - History

History → Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

People → Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

Places → Berlin (Germany)

Places → Cities and towns - Interpretive programs

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

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Sound

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16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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