Underplayed Gems

Dresden (1946)

Dresden poster
Directed by
Richard Groschopp
Genre
documentary film
Country
Soviet occupation zone of Germany
Runtime
16 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This short documentary shows Dresden before and after the bombing of February 1945. It then focuses on the city's reconstruction efforts and the massive piles of rubble.

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What happens

Dresden ist ein Dokumentarkurzfilm von Richard Groschopp von 1946 über den Wiederaufbau der Stadt Dresden. Zuerst ist die historische Altstadt von Dresden von vor 1945 zu sehen, die Albertbrücke über die Elbe, der Innenhof des Zwingers, die Reiterstatue des Goldenen Reiters, die Hofkirche, die Frauenkirche, Straßenbahnen und weitere Stadtansichten. Danach wird die Zerstörung vom 13./14. Februar 1945 gezeigt. Anschließend werden ausführlich die Aufbauarbeiten und die riesigen Trümmerberge gezeigt, mit einigen pathetischen Kommentaren.Dresden DEFA-Stiftung, mit detaillierter Inhaltsangabe (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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