
The Dark Side of the German Economic Miracle
Documentary · TV Movie · History
Overview
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.
Top Cast
Christine Hegeler
Christine Hegeler
Narrator (voice)
Christine Hegeler
Narrator (voice)
Frédéric Dubois
Frédéric Dubois
Self - ancient cars specialist
Frédéric Dubois
Self - ancient cars specialist
Alexander Nützenadel
Alexander Nützenadel
Self - Professor of Social and Economic History
Alexander Nützenadel
Self - Professor of Social and Economic History
Ulrike Hermann
Ulrike Hermann
Self - economics journalist
Ulrike Hermann
Self - economics journalist
Peter Fichtner
Peter Fichtner
Self - member of the Ennepetal History group
Peter Fichtner
Self - member of the Ennepetal History group
Sebastian Brünger
Sebastian Brünger
Self - writer
Sebastian Brünger
Self - writer
Ingrid Windmüller
Ingrid Windmüller
Self - member of the Ennepetal History group
Ingrid Windmüller
Self - member of the Ennepetal History group
Rainer Traub
Rainer Traub
Self - artist
Rainer Traub
Self - artist
Stefan Kolev
Stefan Kolev
Self - economist
Stefan Kolev
Self - economist
Sabine Brant
Sabine Brant
Self - Haus der Kunst
Sabine Brant
Self - Haus der Kunst
Similar Movies

Churchill, a name typically associated with braveness and altruism. Recently found evidence from Soviet and British sources however brings up questions about Churchill's doings in the conferences of Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam. Why did he agree to give Stalin large parts of Poland? The story of two world leaders in times of war - it is also the story of Poland.
A documentary about the life of former U.S. Secret Service agent, Clint Hill, who served under five United States presidents from Eisenhower to Ford and is known for his act of bravery on November 22, 1963 — shielding Jacqueline Kennedy and the stricken president with his body as the car raced from Dealey Plaza to Parkland Memorial Hospital.

The sinking of the RMS Titanic remains one of the most enduring and mysterious tragedies of the 20th century. For decades, investigators and amateurs alike have floated theories for why it occurred and who was to blame for the extraordinary loss of life, but no one answer could fully explain what happened. Until now. To mark the 100th anniversary of the infamous disaster, Smithsonian Channel will premiere Titanic's Final Mystery. The two-hour special investigates a century of theories and uncovers astonishing new forensic evidence that proves the most likely theory for the case.

Ireland, June 1944. The crucial decision about the right time to start Operation Overlord on D-Day comes to depend on the readings taken by Maureen Flavin, a young girl who works at a post office, used as a weather station, in Blacksod, in County Mayo, the westernmost promontory of Europe, far from the many lands devastated by the iron storms of World War II.

Disobedients, rebels, misunderstoods or simply unpopulars. As many other french women, Édith, Michèle, Éveline and Fabianne had been put in a juvenile detention center during their teenage years. Nowadays, with an incredible strength, each of them relate their story, and unveil the deeply moving fate lived by these « bad girls » until the late 70's.

A short distance from Marseille, at Cape Morgiou, in the depths of the Calanques massif, lies the Cosquer cave, discovered only about thirty years ago by a diver, Henri Cosquer. With its bestiary of hundreds of paintings and engravings - horses, bison, jellyfish, penguins - the only underwater decorated cave in the world allows us to learn a little more about Mediterranean societies 30,000 years ago. Today, threatened by rising water levels accelerated by global warming, this jewel of the Upper Paleolithic is in danger of being swallowed up. To save the cave from disappearing, the Ministry of Culture has chosen to digitize it. From this virtual duplicate, a replica has been made on the surface to offer the public a reconstruction that allows them to admire these masterpieces.

It was one of the greatest natural disasters of all time. On the morning of Boxing Day 2004, a massive tsunami hit the coast of the Indian Ocean. More than 230,000 people died, including many holidaymakers from Germany and France. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary, survivors tell their stories. How has the disaster affected their lives to this day?














