A Weekend of Sport

Documentary about sport in the GDR. Looking at both amateur and professional sport lovers, this film includes scenes of football, bowling, outdoor chess, swimming, athletics, kayaking, motorsports, hiking and running, with comments on sports education, leisure, trade unions, clubs and the construction of sports spaces.

Complete catalog record

Alternate title: Ein Sportwochenende. English.
Original source: Reproduction of: Ein Sportwochenende GDR (German Democratic Republic), n.d. 16mm Comb col pos. | The British Film Institute | Archive Reference: N-508437. | Production Company: Camera DDR.
Release: Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2019.
Physical description: 1 online resource (video file 0:21:34) : sound, colour | polychrome
Subjects: Sports -- Germany (East) | Sports | Germany (East) | Sports and games | Football | Leisure | Swimming | Athletes | Athletics | Socialism | Construction | Children | Education | Schools | Trade unions | Wildlife and nature | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Berlin | Documentary | Post-1975

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