Die Sieben vom Rhein (1954)

Directed by

Andrew Thorndike

Genre

documentary film

Country

German Democratic Republic, Germany

Runtime

1h 16m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This East German documentary follows a group of West German workers visiting a steel factory in Riesa. It shows their tour of the plant and their meetings with East German workers.

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What happens

Die Sieben vom Rhein is an East German documentary film directed by Andrew and Annelie Thorndike. It was released in 1954. Thorndike made the film with his wife Annelie; it was made as part of the "Germans at the Same Table" campaign, and documented the visit of a West German workers delegation from the Ruhr to an East German steel factory in Riesa. According to author Bert Hogenkamp, "even political opponents had to admit that Andrew and Annelie Thorndike had made a masterpiece". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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