Wir Deutschen (1991)

Genre

documentary television program

Country

Germany

Length

1 season, 13 episodes

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 13-part documentary series covers German history from 300 BC up to 1918. It visits historic locations and uses narration to tell the story of the German people across many centuries.

educationalhistoricalcontemplativeeven-pacedinformativeformalnostalgicreflective

What happens

Wir Deutschen - Eine Reise zu den Schauplätzen der Vergangenheit (We Germans - a journey to the scenes of the past) is a 13-part documentary series first shown on German television in 1991 and 1992. The series presents a condensed history of the Germans from 300 BC to the abdication of the last Kaiser in 1918. The series was written and directed by Bernhard Dircks and narrated (except for the final episode) by Gert Westphal. Pieces by Edvard Grieg are used as backing music. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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