The Breakthrough (1963)

Original title

Durchbruch Lok 234

Directed by

Frank Wisbar

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This story is based on real events. It follows East German citizens who try to escape to West Berlin by taking over a passenger train pulled by a steam locomotive.

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What happens

Durchbruch Lok 234 ist der Titel eines deutschen Spielfilms aus dem Jahr 1963 unter der Regie von Frank Wisbar, der nach einem tatsächlichen Ereignis die Flucht von DDR-Bürgern nach West-Berlin mit Hilfe eines von einer Dampflokomotive gezogenen Personenzuges behandelt. Die Erstaufführung war am 24. Oktober 1963. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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