''Das Leben geht weiter'' (also known as ''Life Goes On'') is a 2002 German
documentary film directed by
Mark Cairns. It's based on the book by the same name written by , the film meticulously reconstructs the last months of the
Third Reich.
Synopsis
Autumn 1944 – The
Third Reich is near to collapse and the first
Allied soldiers
The Allies of World War I, Entente Powers, or Allied Powers were a coalition of countries led by France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States against the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empi ...
are on German soil. Meanwhile, just outside Berlin, the cameras start rolling on one of the biggest propaganda films ever planned by the Nazis: ' – a film intended to show how the German people cope and retain their spirit through the destruction and horror of their everyday life, struggling through to the promised victory. The premiere for this film was planned for the end of June 1945, two months after the war was lost. This is the absurd and often tragic story behind the making of ''Das Leben geht weiter''.
Cast
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Dieter Moor ... Narrador
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Hans Abich ... Himself
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Günther Anders ... Himself (voice) (archive footage)
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Frank Brückner ... Soldado
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Joseph Goebbels
Paul Joseph Goebbels (; 29 October 1897 – 1 May 1945) was a German Nazi politician who was the ''Gauleiter'' (district leader) of Berlin, chief propagandist for the Nazi Party, and then Reich Minister of Propaganda from 1933 to 19 ...
... Himself (as Josef Goebbels)
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Heinz Graue ... Himself
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Veit Harlan ... Himself (archive footage)
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Elisabeth Lennartz
Elisabeth Lennartz (1902–2001) was a German stage actress. Although she worked primarily in the theatre, she also appeared in several films. Lennartz was an associate of Marlene Dietrich in 1920s Berlin.
In 1928 she starred in the play '' Kathar ...
... Himself (as Elisabeth Knuth-Lennartz)
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Wolfgang Liebeneiner ... Himself (archive footage)
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Gunnar Möller ... Himself
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Heinz Pehlke ... Himself
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Karl Ritter ... Himself (archive footage)
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Siegfried Wolter
Siegfried is a German-language male given name, composed from the Germanic elements ''sig'' "victory" and ''frithu'' "protection, peace".
The German name has the Old Norse cognate ''Sigfriðr, Sigfrøðr'', which gives rise to Swedish ''Sigfrid' ...
... Himself
Awards
See also
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Nazi Germany
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Leben geht weiter
2002 films
German documentary films
2002 documentary films
Documentary films about World War II
2000s German films
Films about filmmaking