Walter Ulbricht Movies
- 2019
State Funeral
State Funeral6.92019HD
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...
- 1990
DDR: Der Aufstand vom 17. Juni 1953
DDR: Der Aufstand vom 17. Juni 195301990HD
"GDR The uprising of June 17, 1953" - : Since its founding, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) has repeatedly struggled with domestic political...
- 2021
Tunnel to Freedom
Tunnel to Freedom7.22021HD
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...
- 2021
Stasi, un État contre son peuple
Stasi, un État contre son peuple92021HD
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...
- 1952
Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten
Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten01952HD
Basing his work on documentary material, Andrew Thorndike tells the life story of Wilhelm Pieck: from young worker to fighter for the German working...
- 1999
Die Sekretäre
Die Sekretäre01999HD
The film talks about the rise and fall of the two most influential protagonists in GDR-politics. In succession, over long stretches even together,...
- 1965
Schutzwall
Schutzwall01965HD
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...
- 1953
Builder of socialism Walter Ulbricht
Builder of socialism Walter Ulbricht01953HD
After the workers’ revolt on June 17th, 1953 this film disappeared in the archives until 1997.
- 1965
Deutschland - Terminus Ost
Deutschland - Terminus Ost01965HD
The Belgian documentarian Frans Buyens interviewed passers-by in East Berlin and Dresden, factory workers and technical draftswomen at the Warnow...
- 1961
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.