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DEFA: Wurzeln

198722mMovieDocumentary

The compilation film looks back on four decades of East German film production to mark the 40th anniversary of DEFA. Beginning with the founding event of DEFA on May 17, 1946, it continues with film clips from many test recordings of the…

DirectorGünter Jordan
WritersGünter Jordan·Christiane Mückenberger

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Cast · Directed by Günter Jordan

RJRüdiger Joswig
Rüdiger Joswig
Narrator (voice)

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