Die Sekretäre (1999)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Christian Klemke, Jan Lorenzen
Writer : Christian Klemke, Jan Lorenzen

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.

Actors

Walter Ulbricht
Walter Ulbricht
Self (archival footage)
Erich Honecker
Erich Honecker
Self (archival footage)
Wolfgang Leonhard
Wolfgang Leonhard
Self
Fritz Schenk
Fritz Schenk
Self
Alexander Bogomolow
Alexander Bogomolow
Self
Gerhard Schürer
Gerhard Schürer
Self
Wolfgang Seiffert
Wolfgang Seiffert
Self
Hans Modrow
Hans Modrow
Self
Werner Eberlein
Werner Eberlein
Self
Markus Wolf
Markus Wolf
Self
Gisela Schirdewan
Gisela Schirdewan
Self
Günter Schabowski
Günter Schabowski
Self
Egon Krenz
Egon Krenz
Self
Julij Kwizinskij
Julij Kwizinskij
Self
Manfred Gerlach
Manfred Gerlach
Self
Pjotr Abrassimow
Pjotr Abrassimow
Self
Wolfgang Schwanitz
Wolfgang Schwanitz
Self
Franz Josef Strauß
Franz Josef Strauß
Self (archival footage)

Crews

Christian Klemke
Christian Klemke
Director
Christian Klemke
Christian Klemke
Screenplay
Jan Lorenzen
Jan Lorenzen
Director
Jan Lorenzen
Jan Lorenzen
Screenplay
Udo Cott
Udo Cott
Sound
Angela Wendt
Angela Wendt
Editor
Anngret Plehn
Anngret Plehn
Researcher
Anngret Plehn
Anngret Plehn
Unit Manager
Jutta Paarmann
Jutta Paarmann
Executive Producer
Holger Kouschil
Holger Kouschil
Executive Producer
Wolfgang Plehn
Wolfgang Plehn
Line Producer
Peter Hellmich
Peter Hellmich
Scientific Consultant
Monika Kaiser
Monika Kaiser
Scientific Consultant
Eberhard Görner
Eberhard Görner
Thanks
Andreas Christoph Schmidt
Andreas Christoph Schmidt
Thanks
Inga Wolfram
Inga Wolfram
Thanks
Solveigh Hardt
Solveigh Hardt
Thanks
Manfred Köhler
Manfred Köhler
Director of Photography

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