Christmas in Germany: a story of giving

This film is a dramatisation of a little girl’s perceptions of Christmas in a German town, highlighting the charming traditional Christmas customs and delicate decorations and crafts of Germany. This film is suitable for lower secondary school levels. Suitable for middle and upper primary and lower secondary levels.

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Credits

producer

Bert Van Bork

production company

Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

Duration

00:23:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302966

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Christmas

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

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Childrens Films → Children's films - Germany

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Christmas

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1979

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