The Hour Oak

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The Hour Oak (2006)

Directed by Gerd Kroske

Documentary · 1h 00m

There’s an oak tree that was familiar to everyone who used to drive along the highway just south of Berlin. Until 2004, it stood between the small suburban town of Ludwigsfelde and the intersection at Nuthetal. In the times of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), it took one hour to drive – in one of the famous East German “Trabant” cars – from the position of the tree to the East Berlin city center, which is why it was called the One-Hour Oak Tree. When the famous oak so steeped in history was cut down, the idea emerged to turn it into a sculpture.

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Crew

Director
Gerd Kroske
Writer
Gerd Kroske
Editor
Karin Schöning

Details

Original title
Die Stundeneiche
Release date
2006-01-01
Runtime
1h 00m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German, Polish
Countries
Germany
Production
Realistfilm