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Brüder und Schwestern

Director: Walter Heynowski, 40 Min., Black-White, Documentary
Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR)
1963

Film/Video Format
35 mm
Length in m
1089
English Title
Brothers And Sisters
Release Date (for Cinema)
Premiere Air Date (for TV)
Film poster for "Brüder und Schwestern"

(Dir.: Walter Heynowski, 1963) Graphic Design: Klaus Wittkugel

Short Summary (English)

The film shows examples of speeches of politicians from West Germany in which they talk about the “dear brothers and sisters” in the Eastern zone. It reveals how dispossessed capitalists and noblemen aspire for reunification.

Film still for "Brüder und Schwestern"

(Dir.: Walter Heynowski, 1963) Photography: Horst Donth, Hans-Eberhard Leupold, Gerhard Münch

Film still for "Brüder und Schwestern"

(Dir.: Walter Heynowski, 1963) Photography: Horst Donth, Hans-Eberhard Leupold, Gerhard Münch

Film Crew

Director
  • Walter Heynowski
Script
  • Walter Heynowski
Camera
  • Christian Lehmann
  • Hans-Eberhard Leupold
  • Gerhard Münch
  • Horst Donth
Film Editing
  • Bärbel Lehmann
  • Inge Dochow
Music
  • Jean Kurt Forest
Sound
  • Hans-Jürgen Mittag
Production Management
  • Gerhard Abraham
Unit Production Management
  • Joachim Stoff
Content Editing
  • Rolf Schnabel
Text
  • Walter Heynowski
Design
  • Leo Haas (Grafik)
Narrator
  • Gisela May
  • Herwart Grosse

Awards

  • Kunstpreis des FDGB (1964): Regisseur - Walter Heynowski

Short Summary (German)

Der Film entlarvt die Demagogie des Bonner Schlagwortes von den "Brüdern und Schwestern hinter der Mauer". Bilder von den Klassenunterschieden und -auseinandersetzungen in Westdeutschland stehen solchen gegenüber, die die gemeinsamen Interessen der Arbeiter in beiden Teilen Deutschlands beweisen.

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