Avus - Rennstrecke und Legende

Avus - Rennstrecke und Legende

53 mins | Documentary | Sept. 22, 2021

In autumn of 1921, the AVUS, the ‘Automobil-Verkehrs- und Übungsstraße’ (The automobile traffic and training road), was inaugurated in the southwest of Berlin with a car race. The two long straights, each ten kilometres long, were connected by two turns: It was a high-speed track which was meant to expedite the development of the automobile in Germany. The Documentary explores the moving story of the first cars-only road in the world.

Avus - Rennstrecke und Legende

53 mins | Documentary | Sept. 22, 2021

Avus - Rennstrecke und Legende
In autumn of 1921, the AVUS, the ‘Automobil-Verkehrs- und Übungsstraße’ (The automobile traffic and training road), was inaugurated in the southwest of Berlin with a car race. The two long straights, each ten kilometres long, were connected by two turns: It was a high-speed track which was meant to expedite the development of the automobile in Germany. The Documentary explores the moving story of the first cars-only road in the world.
Producers ARTE, ZDF, Casei Media
Original title Avus - Rennstrecke und Legende
Directors Elias von Salomon
Writers Elias von Salomon

Cast

Anne Moll

as Narrator (voice)