Right after the Wall was built, politicians were anxious to demonstrate that the Wall would have no effect on creative freedom, and that, if anything, it would protect the average person from the thieves and scoundrels who had been exploiting the porous border with impunity. Films from this period often addressed the Wall and why …
Tag: Brigitte Krause
Simplon Tunnel
A romantic triangle story told against the backdrop of the building of the Simplon Tunnel at the beginning of the Twentieth Century, as workers battle the elements to build one of the longest railway tunnels in the world.
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