You and Many a Comrade

You and Many a Comrade (1956)

Du und mancher Kamerad

An East German documentary that uses archival footage to trace a direct line from Imperial Germany through the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich to the Federal Republic of West Germany in the 1950s. Intended as a critique of continuity in German politics, the film was banned in West Germany for many years.

Date of release
1956-08-30
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Documentary, History
Director
Andrew Thorndike, Annelie Thorndike

Interesting facts

Du und mancher Kamerad is a 1956 East German documentary film by Andrew and Annelie Thorndike. In English-speaking countries it was titled You and Your Pal or The German Story. The film employed archival footage to draw connections between Imperial Germany, the government of the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich and the government of West Germany at the time. The film has an alternate title of Krieg oder Frieden and is the best-known of the Thorndike films.

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