Wer zu spät kommt – Das Politbüro erlebt die deutsche Revolution

1990 1 hour 55 minutes
70/100

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The TV documentation reconstructs the incidents between May and November 1989 from the point of view of the Politburo of the GDR (German Democratic Republic). The incidents include the fraud of local elections, the opening of Hungary's borders towards Austria, the ensuing tide of East German refugees to Hungary and Czechoslovakia for transfer to West Germany, the pompous ceremonies at GDR's 40th anniversary, the inept transactions the Politburo took to salvage the situation, the resulting dismissal of their leader Erich Honecker, the international press conference in East Berlin on 9th November 1989, at which Politburo member Günther Schabowski erroneously announced the immediate opening of the 'Iron Curtain', which finally led to the collapse of socialism in the GDR and the other East Bloc countries.

Cast

Released

1st January 1990

36 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 55 minutes

Finishes at 5:52pm

Ratings and awards

1 win.

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    7/10

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    70%

Directed by

Jürgen Flimm, Claudia Rohe

No image available for Jürgen FlimmNo image available for Claudia Rohe

Written by

Cordt Schnibben, Klaus Poche

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