The Black Star (1965)
Der schwarze Stern
A cinema-verité documentary of Ghana’s five years of independence under President Kwame Nkruma. Striking color images of Africans in modern-day jobs, such as airline pilot and construction worker, predominate, with little voice-over.
- Date of release
- 1965-07-02
- Runtime
- 36m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Joachim Hellwig
Casting
- Helmut Müller-Lankow — Narrator (voice)
- Klaus Piontek — Narrator (voice)
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