Autobahn Ost
With their border crossings, transit routes and their control by the “Volks-Polizei” (GDR police), with their concrete slabs and their history of construction, reaching back to the “Reichsautobahn” of the National Socialist era, the AUTOBAHN east stands as an example of German and German-German history. With a flair for anecdotes and situations, big politics and the small folks along the side of the road, Gerd Kroske has filmed a documentary, which refers back to the educational films of the transit police and footage of surveillance cameras of the state security and shows much more than a piece of “civil engineering” history.
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- Hans Dieter Behrendtas self (former Oberstleutnant der Passkontrolleinheiten der DDR)
- Bertoldt Flessaas self (Autobahnmeisterei Blintendorf)
- Waldemar Gromzigas self (former Generaldirektor Autobahnbaukombinat der DDR)
- Siegfried Kasperas self (former Unterhändler und Direktor der Autobahnbaukombinats der DDR)
- Lars Kehleras self (Autobahnmeisterei Gramzow)
- Gerd Kroskeas Self (interviewer)
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15 unique people credited
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Hans Dieter Behrendt
as self (former Oberstleutnant der Passkontrolleinheiten der DDR)
Bertoldt Flessa
as self (Autobahnmeisterei Blintendorf)
Waldemar Gromzig
as self (former Generaldirektor Autobahnbaukombinat der DDR)
Siegfried Kasper
as self (former Unterhändler und Direktor der Autobahnbaukombinats der DDR)
Lars Kehler
as self (Autobahnmeisterei Gramzow)
Gerd Kroske
as Self (interviewer)
Claus Legler
as self (Fahrbahnmarkierer)
Fritz Milde
as self (former Autobahndirektion der DDR)
Manfred Madchen
as Self (former Hauptwachtmeister der Verkehrsgruppe Transit)
Lissy Pfeiffer
as self (former Betonexpertin der DDR)
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