Walter Ulbricht Movies

  • 2019
    State Funeral

    State Funeral

    State Funeral

    6.92019HD

    The enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Stalin’s funeral. The film is based on unique archive footage, shot in...

    State Funeral
  • 1990
    DDR: Der Aufstand vom 17. Juni 1953

    DDR: Der Aufstand vom 17. Juni 1953

    DDR: Der Aufstand vom 17. Juni 1953

    01990HD

    "GDR The uprising of June 17, 1953" - : Since its founding, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) has repeatedly struggled with domestic political...

    DDR: Der Aufstand vom 17. Juni 1953
  • 2021
    Tunnel to Freedom

    Tunnel to Freedom

    Tunnel to Freedom

    7.22021HD

    13 August 1961: the GDR closes the sector borders in Berlin. The city is divided overnight. Escape to the West becomes more dangerous every day. But...

    Tunnel to Freedom
  • 2021
    Stasi, un État contre son peuple

    Stasi, un État contre son peuple

    Stasi, un État contre son peuple

    92021HD

    After the fall of the Berlin Wall, thousands of documents were hastily shredded by the dreaded GDR political police. 16,000 bags filled with six...

    Stasi, un État contre son peuple
  • 1952
    Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten

    Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten

    Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten

    01952HD

    Basing his work on documentary material, Andrew Thorndike tells the life story of Wilhelm Pieck: from young worker to fighter for the German working...

    Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten
  • 1999
    Die Sekretäre

    Die Sekretäre

    Die Sekretäre

    01999HD

    The film talks about the rise and fall of the two most influential protagonists in GDR-politics. In succession, over long stretches even together,...

    Die Sekretäre
  • 1965
    Schutzwall

    Schutzwall

    Schutzwall

    01965HD

    The 5th anniversary of the inner-German wall to West Germany and West Berlin is on the agenda. The necessity of erecting the border is illustrated by...

    Schutzwall
  • 1953
    Builder of socialism Walter Ulbricht

    Builder of socialism Walter Ulbricht

    Builder of socialism Walter Ulbricht

    01953HD

    After the workers’ revolt on June 17th, 1953 this film disappeared in the archives until 1997.

    Builder of socialism Walter Ulbricht
  • 1965
    Deutschland - Terminus Ost

    Deutschland - Terminus Ost

    Deutschland - Terminus Ost

    01965HD

    The Belgian documentarian Frans Buyens interviewed passers-by in East Berlin and Dresden, factory workers and technical draftswomen at the Warnow...

    Deutschland - Terminus Ost
  • 1961
    Der Schlag hat gesessen!

    Der Schlag hat gesessen!

    Der Schlag hat gesessen!

    01961HD

    Short film intended for the mobilization of NVA units to secure the state border in Berlin on 13 August 1961.

    Der Schlag hat gesessen!