The film talks about the rise and fall of the two most influential protagonists in GDR-politics. In succession, over long stretches even together, Ulbricht and Honecker determined the course of the GDR, of course without ever getting out of being a satellite state to the big brother in Moscow. The film looks for the caesura and crucial points in the power game between Ulbricht and Honecker.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Pro Vobis - Gesellschaft für Film und Fernsehen, MDR
Keywords
- eastern germany
- political documentary
- german history
Top Cast
Walter Ulbricht as Self (archive footage)
Erich Honecker as Self (archive footage)
Wolfgang Leonhard as Self
Fritz Schenk as Self
Alexander Bogomolow as Self
Gerhard Schürer as Self
Wolfgang Seiffert as Self
Hans Modrow as Self
Top Crew
Christian Klemke · Director, Screenplay
Jan Lorenzen · Director, Screenplay
Manfred Köhler · Cinematographer
Angela Wendt · Editor
Jutta Paarmann · Executive Producer
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