Basic Info
First Air: May 26, 1993
Status: Ended
Seasons & Episodes
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
Last Episode
Name: We Are the People
Season: 1, Episode: 7
Air Date: 1993-05-26
"We are the people" was the chant of 70,000 protesters in the streets of Leipzig and with it came the end of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). It begins as the GDR enjoys its greatest success, recognition by the Federal Republic of Germany, and ends with the hope for two German States and peaceful coexistence.
That Was the GDR: A History of the Other Germany
1993
1 seasons
7 episodes
Overview
This documentary on the history of East Germany is told from the point of view of its people, using authentic historical footage and documents. It covers cultural, economic, and political developments from the founding of the GDR in 1949, to German unification on October 3, 1990. Highlighted are: the 1953 uprising, the Prague Spring, Bitterfelder Weg, the building of the Wall, the cultural repression of the 1960’s, economic stagnation, Stasi activity, and the East German civic movement and popular upheavals that finally brought down the state.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
No production country data available.Spoken Languages
- German de
