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Release Date:
January 19, 1971
Original Title:
Klassenphoto
Alternate Titles:
Klassenfoto
Klassenphoto - Erinnerungen deutscher Bürger
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
NDR
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 187
In this two-part documentary, Eberhard Fechner reconstructs the story of a class of pupils who passed their A-levels at Berlin's Lessing-Gymnasium in 1937. The starting point for the research is the class photo that gives the film its title. The conversations with the men, which revolve around their lives, bring back memories. However, it becomes clear how many of them have repressed the events of the Nazi era. Apologies, excuses and trivialization of the violence and crimes come out of many mouths.
Assistant Director:
Jannet Gefken
Director:
Eberhard Fechner
Director of Photography:
Rudolf Körösi
Ursula Hofmann
Editor:
Brigitte Kirsche
Monika Rautenberg
Graphic Designer:
Hans-Ulrich Kaulbarsch
Original Music Composer:
Werner Kuck
Producer:
Dieter Meichsner
Production Manager:
Wolfgang Mann
Sound:
Horst Faahs
Dieter Schulz
Writer:
Eberhard Fechner
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