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Released
1939 · FILM

The West Wall

Directed by
Runtime
46 min
Language
DE
Documentary

Synopsis

A Nazi documentary extolling Germany’s Siegfried Line (“West Wall”) just before WWII, compiled from newsreel units under Fritz Hippler to showcase the fortifications’ construction and defensive purpose.

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Principal cast & crew: 6

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Dieter SchillerShot by Sepp Allgeier

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