Germany / Aug 10, 1939
The West Wall (1939)
Directed by Fritz Hippler
46minruntime
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Plot
A Nazi documentary extolling Germany’s Siegfried Line (“West Wall”) just before WWII, compiled from newsreel units under Fritz Hippler to showcase the fortifications’ construction and defensive purpose.
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DocumentaryWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Der Westwall |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Deutsche Wochenschauzentrale |
| Release date | 10 agosto 1939 |
| Editing | Dieter Schiller |
| Cinematography | Sepp Allgeier, Max Endrejat, Walter Fuchs, Wolfgang Grossmann, Friedrich Carl Heere, Walter Hrich, Heinz von Jaworsky, Heinz Kluth, Wilhelm Mahla, Herbert Wilk |
| Assistant directors | Fritz Hippler |
| Camera operators | Sepp Allgeier, Max Endrejat, Walter Fuchs, Wolfgang Grossmann, Friedrich Carl Heere, Walter Hrich, Heinz von Jaworsky, Heinz Kluth, Wilhelm Mahla, Herbert Wilk |
| Additional photography | Sepp Allgeier, Max Endrejat, Walter Fuchs, Wolfgang Grossmann, Friedrich Carl Heere, Walter Hrich, Heinz von Jaworsky, Heinz Kluth, Wilhelm Mahla, Herbert Wilk |
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