East Germany: The Land Beyond the Wall

Duration: 55

Year Published: 1962

Creator: Columbia Broadcasting System

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Presents a report on life in East Germany, filmed, for the most part, at the Baltic port of Rostock, narration and commentary by Daniel Schorr. Includes sequences at an elementary school, a theater, in a factory worker's home, in churches, and in a night club. Reports concerning the economy, religion, and the propaganda effort which is carried on continuously. Includes an interview with Walter Ulbricht who comments upon such subjects as the Berlin Wall, the prospects of a treaty between East Germany and Russia, and de-Stalinization measures.

Complete Record: Presents a report on life in East Germany, filmed, for the most part, at the Baltic port of Rostock, narration and commentary by Daniel Schorr. Includes sequences at an elementary school, a theater, in a factory worker's home, in churches, and in a night club. Reports concerning the economy, religion, and the propaganda effort which is carried on continuously. Includes an interview with Walter Ulbricht who comments upon such subjects as the Berlin Wall, the prospects of a treaty between East Germany and Russia, and de-Stalinization measures., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.