THE GERMAN GAMBIT (Deutschlandspiel)

A thrilling account of the dramatic events behind Germany's re-unification starring such renowned actors as Udo Samel, Lambert Hamel, Peter Fitz, Peter Ustinov and Jean Francoise Balmer

Dir. Hans-Christoph Blumenberg, Germany 2000, digital, 180 min, German with English subtitles

PART ONE: @ 6:00 p.m.

AUF DIE STRASSE (Into the Streets), 90 min.

AUF DIE STRASSE begins with the 40th anniversary celebrations of East Germany and culminates in the final agreement of the Kremlin to a united Germany within NATO. It covers the mass demonstrations for freedom, the transforming of the East German government, and the day the Berlin Wall was opened for all citizens of East Germany.

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PART TWO @ 8:15 p.m.

EILIG VATERLAND (Hurried Fatherland), 90 min

EILIG VATERLAND discloses the difficult diplomatic moves, the international pressures and intrigues which finally led to a new, re-unified Germany.

Presented in collaboration with UCLA’s Center for European and Eurasian Studies

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