Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall

Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall

94 mins | Documentary, History | Dec. 15, 2009

In August 1961, a few railway cars and barbed wire divided East Germany from West. It was a barrier that would be extended and become increasingly more sophisticated, a technological counter to each escape attempt. Computer imagery reconstructs how the Berlin Wall grew from a meager obstacle to a 97 mile barrier of concrete slabs, watchtowers and guards.

Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall

94 mins | Documentary, History | Dec. 15, 2009

Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall
In August 1961, a few railway cars and barbed wire divided East Germany from West. It was a barrier that would be extended and become increasingly more sophisticated, a technological counter to each escape attempt. Computer imagery reconstructs how the Berlin Wall grew from a meager obstacle to a 97 mile barrier of concrete slabs, watchtowers and guards.
Producers A+E Studios
Original title Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall
Directors Rachel Buchanan, Oliver Halmburger
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