Movie Description
Wer zu spät kommt – Das Politbüro erlebt die deutsche Revolution
(1990)Overview
The TV documentation reconstructs the incidents between May and November 1989 from the point of view of the Politburo of the GDR (German Democratic Republic). The incidents include the fraud of local elections, the opening of Hungary's borders towards Austria, the ensuing tide of East German refugees to Hungary and Czechoslovakia for transfer to West Germany, the pompous ceremonies at GDR's 40th anniversary, the inept transactions the Politburo took to salvage the situation, the resulting dismissal of their leader Erich Honecker, the international press conference in East Berlin on 9th November 1989, at which Politburo member Günther Schabowski erroneously announced the immediate opening of the 'Iron Curtain', which finally led to the collapse of socialism in the GDR and the other East Bloc countries.
Featured Crew
- Director : Jürgen Flimm,Claudia Rohe
- Producer : Martin Wiebel
- Editor : Norbert Kornwald
- Cast : Hans Christian Blech,Christoph Bantzer,Dirk Dautzenberg,Friedrich W. Bauschulte,Wolfried Lier,Edgar Bessen,Fritz Lichtenhahn,Ulrich von Dobschütz,Hans Paetsch,Petra Zieser,Hanns Joachim Friedrichs,Günther Flesch,Rolf Schult,Kurt Hübner,Werner Eichhorn,Walter Stickan,Rolf Illig,Karl-Heinz Gerdesmann,Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger,Charles Brauer,Gernot Duda,René Genesis,Gerd Heinz,Heinz Lieven,Arno Wüstenhöfer,Ulrich Matschoss,Hubertus Durek
Cast
Erich Honecker
Egon Krenz
Erich Mielke
Günther Mittag
Hermann Axen
Siegfried Lorenz
Hans Modrow
Schulz
Horst Sindermann
Nachrichtensprecherin Angelika Umlauf
Erzähler
Schabowski
Herrmann
Hager
Tisch
Kessler
Stoph
Hänel
Anders
Dickel
Mittig
Danggrieß
Gorbatschow
Jahn
Mebel
Hoffmann
Reinhold
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Facts
Original TitleWer zu spät kommt – Das Politbüro erlebt die deutsche Revolution
Status Released
Release Information
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1990-01-01
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 55m
Genres
- Documentary
- TV Movie
