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The Black Star (1965)

Name: The Black Star
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1965
Duration: 36 min

Directed by Joachim Hellwig

Documentary · 36m

A cinema-verité documentary of Ghana’s five years of independence under President Kwame Nkruma. Striking color images of Africans in modern-day jobs, such as airline pilot and construction worker, predominate, with little voice-over.

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Cast

Helmut Müller-Lankow Narrator (voice)

Klaus Piontek Narrator (voice)

Crew

Director: Joachim Hellwig
Writer: Hans Oley, Joachim Hellwig
Director of Photography: Wolfgang Randel
Editor: Traute Wischnewski

Details

Original title: Der schwarze Stern
Release date: 1965-07-02
Runtime: 36m
Genres: Documentary
Original language: DE
Spoken languages: English, German
Countries: East Germany, Germany
Production: DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme