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The Road to the Wall (1962)

The Road to the Wall poster
Directed by
Don Makiewicz
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
33 min
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary covers the construction of the Berlin Wall. It was made for the United States Army's TV show and explains the events leading up to the wall's building.

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What happens

The Road to the Wall is a 1962 American short documentary film produced by Robert Saudek about the construction of the Berlin Wall. It aired as an episode of the United States Army's television show, The Big Picture. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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