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Wolfgang Staudte – Feigheit macht jede Staatsform zur Diktatur (2026)

Directed by Klaus Gietinger, Uschi Schmidt-Lenhard

Documentary · 1h 33m

Wolfgang Staudte, one of Germany’s most important film directors, learned from his mistakes during the Nazi era and went on to make satirical political films of high artistic merit. Former colleagues, film theorists, and his biographers are interviewed; his estate and the film archive in Potsdam are examined in detail; and his most important feature films are taken a closer look at.

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Crew

Director
Klaus Gietinger, Uschi Schmidt-Lenhard
Writer
Klaus Gietinger, Uschi Schmidt-Lenhard
Director of Photography
Klaus Gietinger, Roland Bertram, Gunter Moskau
Original Music Composer
Rainer Michel
Editor
Klaus Gietinger
Producer
Klaus Gietinger

Details

Release date
2026-11-01
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Germany