Drei Stunden Güstrow

Synopsis

December 1981: Helmut Schmidt, chancellor of the FRG, visits the chairman of the state council of the GDR, Erich Honecker. The experiences with the visit of Willy Brandt in Erfurt in 1970 have warned the state leadership: Euphoria for a federal chancellor is out of the question this time. For December 13th, the protocol plans a visit to Güstrow. The Christmas market, the Barlach memorial, and the cathedral of Güstrow are on the agenda. The enormous machinery of the ministry of state security is set into motion in order to ensure the “safety of the guest”. Erich Mielke: “Never before, such a high effort was necessary as here in Güstrow.” People are temporarily arrested, inhabitants placed under house arrest, Stasi employees dressed up as “visitors of the Christmas market”. And like that, the media was supposed to get presented with a favourable image of the GDR. A reconstruction of three hours of state visit to Güstrow.

Main Cast

Gunter Schoß

Narrator (Voice)

Age : 83 | Popularity : 4%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Executive Producer	Bernd Schneider
Directing	Director	Michael Krull
Writing	Writer	Michael Krull
Camera	Director of Photography	Karl-Heinz Ebert
	Assistant Camera	Hans-Georg Kubisch
Editing	Editor	Angelika Sattler
Sound	Sound Mixer	Renate Lange
Art	Graphic Designer	Roger Pitann
Crew	Editorial Staff	Siegfried Grupe
Department	Role	Name

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