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The intricate history of UFA, a film production company founded in 1917 that has survived the Weimar Republic, the Nazi regime, the Adenauer era and the many and tumultuous events of contemporary Germany, and has always been the epicenter of the German film industry.
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58 min
2017-08-28
Released
German
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4.5
Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
Self - Deutsche Kinemathek Member
Self - UFA Co-CEO
Self - Film Historian
Self - Actor
Self - Former DEFA Member
Self - Deutsches Filminstitut Member
Self - Actor
Self - UFA Co-CEO
Self - Film Critic
Self - Deutsche Kinemathek Member
Self - Actress
Self - Actor
Self - Army General (archive footage)
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Self - Businessman (archive footage)
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Self - Film Producer (archive footage)
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Self - Businessman (archive footage)
Self - Film Producer (archive footage)
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