Documentary · Germany · 1999 · 1h 30m

Die Sekretäre

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Director
Christian KlemkeJan Lorenzen
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
Crew
Manfred Köhler — Director of Photography Angela Wendt — Editor Jan Lorenzen — Screenplay Christian Klemke — Screenplay
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
eastern germanypolitical documentarygerman history
Key Collaborators
Christian Klemke Director Jan Lorenzen Director Manfred Köhler Director of Photography Angela Wendt Editor Jan Lorenzen Screenplay Christian Klemke Screenplay
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