The Dark Side of the German Economic Miracle

Synopsis

West Germany underwent a period of rapid and extraordinary growth after the Second World War with rising wages and living standards. This economic miracle is often credited to Economics Minister Ludwig Erhard and the hard work of ordinary Germans. But on closer inspection, some hard truths and injustices from the Nazi era casts a shadow on this postwar rosy picture.

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Key crew

• Dietrich DuppelDirector
• Dietrich DuppelWriter
• Thomas SchuhbauerWriter

Cast

• Christine HegelerNarrator (voice)
• Frédéric DuboisSelf - ancient cars specialist
• Alexander NützenadelSelf - Professor of Social and Economic History
• Ulrike HermannSelf - economics journalist
• Peter FichtnerSelf - member of the Ennepetal History group
• Sebastian BrüngerSelf - writer
• Ingrid WindmüllerSelf - member of the Ennepetal History group
• Rainer TraubSelf - artist
• Stefan KolevSelf - economist
• Sabine BrantSelf - Haus der Kunst
• Anke GrönerSelf - Art historian

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