Daß ein gutes Deutschland blühe

Daß ein gutes Deutschland blühe
GDR 1959. Dir: Joop Huisken. Text: Stephan Hermlin. 71 min. DCP
with excerpts from the other version

The task of making an anniversary film for the 10th anniversary of the GDR was taken on by Dutchman Joop Huisken, one of the founders of the DEFA documentary film studio. The poet Stephan Hermlin wrote the commentary, which was then replaced by a propagandistic text by Karl-Eduard von Schnitzler. We present the original version and excerpts from the official version.

Introduction: Ralf Schenk