The Wall on Screen

A Short film of

Bernard Louargant

Produced by

Génération Vidéo

Production year2014

Runtime52 min

Synopsis

During the night between August 12 and 13, 1961, the GDR had a wall built that divided Berlin in two. Very quickly, in the west like in the east, films seized hold of the subject. On both sides, spies, fugitives, smugglers, and Stasi agents led a cold war that inspired screen writers and directors. Illustrated by numerous excerpts from films and punctuated by the accounts of leading actors and film directors, this documentary recounts the interconnected history of the Berlin Wall and German cinema.

Credits

Director (1)

Bernard Louargant
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Production and distribution (3)

Executive Producer : Génération Vidéo

Co-production : Ciné+

Film exports/foreign sales : 10 Francs

Full credits (8)

Executive Producer : Bernard Louargant

Screenwriters : Cyril Buffet, Bernard Louargant

Director of Photography : André Grabinski

Assistant director : Ysè Brisson

Editor : Isabelle Feder

Sound mixers : Jean-Marc Billand, Guillaume Bessonat

Narrator : Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Participants : Angelica Domröse, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Peter Schneider, Margarethe Von Trotta, Volker Schlöndorff, Wim Wenders, Wolfgang Kohlhaase

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Documentary
Themes : Cinema, Politics, Espionage
Production language : German
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2014
Runtime : 52 min
Production formats : HD
Color type : Color and Black & White
Aspect ratio : 16/9
Audio format : Stereo
Rating restrictions : None

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