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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | You and Your Pal - The German Story |
| Production Date | c. 1956 |
| Country of Production | GDR (German Democratic Republic) |
| Duration | 01:33:34 |
| Production Company | DEFA |
| Film Subject Era | Pre-1917; 1939-1945 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Summary | Feature-length documentary charting the history of militarism in twentieth century Germany using original newsreel. [WARNING: this film includes images that some viewers may find distressing.] |
| Subjects | First World War (1914-1918); Second World War (1939-1945); Wars; Modernisation; Industrialisation; Industry; Nationalism; Factories; Workers; Factory workers; Women; Children; Family; Agriculture and farming; Banking and finance; Militarism; Strikes; Demonstrations; Police brutality; Education; German army; Soldiers; Munitions; Russian Revolution (1917); Communism; Socialism; Occupation of territories; Social class; Concentration camps; Holocaust; Liberation; Reichstag fire; Parades and marches; League of Nations; Imperialism; Tanks; Military aircraft; Refugees; Civilian deaths; Civilian casualties; Air raids; Invasions; Diseases; Health and medicine; American army; British army |
| Director | Thorndike, Annelie; Thorndike, Andrew |
| Contributors |
Scenario: Schnitzler, Karl-Eduard von, Thorndike, Annelie, Thorndike, Andrew, Rücker, Günther Music: Dessau, Paul |
| People | Engels, Friedrich (1820-1895); Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany (1859-1941); Hindenburg, Paul von (1847-1934); Ludendorff, Erich (1865-1937); Liebknecht, Karl (1871-1919); Luxemburg, Rosa (1871-1919); Zetkin, Clara (1857-1933); Pieck, Wilhelm (1876-1960); Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (1870-1924); Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945); Thälmann, Ernst (1886-1944); Himmler, Heinrich (1900-1945) |
| Places | Alsace-Lorraine; Essen; Kiautschou Bay (Jiaozhou Bay); India; Turkey; Togo; Cameroon; Belgium; France; Russia; Japan; Italy; Yugoslavia; Sonnenburg; Germany; USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) |
| Fiction/Non Fiction | Non Fiction |
| Sound | Sound |
| Colour Format | Black and White |
| Language | German (Narrator); English (Subtitles) |
| Module | Wars & Revolutions |
| BFI Identifier | N-507151 |
| Copyright | The British Film Institute |