Underplayed Gems

Turbine I (1953)

Turbine I poster
Directed by
Joop Huisken
Genre
documentary film
Country
German Democratic Republic
Runtime
25 min
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How it feels

Workers at a power plant in the GDR repair a turbine in record time using a new Soviet method. The film is edited like a sports report, turning the repair into a race against the clock.

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What happens

Turbine I ist ein DEFA-Dokumentarkurzfilm von Joop Huisken von 1953. Arbeiter im Braunkohlekraftwerk Zschornewitz reparieren eine Turbine in Rekordzeit nach einer neuen sowjetischen Methode.Turbine I DEFA-Stiftung Der Film ist im Stile einer Sportreportage als Wettlauf gegen die Zeit gestaltet.Diktatur und Alltag Zeughauskino, zum 28. April und 4. Mai 2007, mit einigen DEFA-Dokumentarfilmen vom Festival Oberhausen 1996 Turbine I University of Massachussetts, DEFA Film Library (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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