The Dark Side of the German Economic Miracle
Dietrich Duppel2025-10-14
7
91 min
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.
Cast
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Christine Hegeler | Narrator (voice) | Unowned |
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Frédéric Dubois | Self - ancient cars specialist | Unowned |
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Alexander Nützenadel | Self - Professor of Social and Economic History | Unowned |
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Ulrike Hermann | Self - economics journalist | Unowned |
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Peter Fichtner | Self - member of the Ennepetal History group | Unowned |
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Sebastian Brünger | Self - writer | Unowned |
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Ingrid Windmüller | Self - member of the Ennepetal History group | Unowned |
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Rainer Traub | Self - artist | Unowned |
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Stefan Kolev | Self - economist | Unowned |
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Sabine Brant | Self - Haus der Kunst | Unowned |
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Anke Gröner | Self - Art historian | Unowned |