The Dark Side of the German Economic Miracle (2025)

Directed by Dietrich Duppel1h 31mDocumentary,TV Movie,History

West Germany underwent a period of rapid and extraordinary growth after the Second World War with rising wages and living standards. This economic miracle is often credited to Economics Minister Ludwig Erhard and the hard work of ordinary Germans. But on closer inspection, some hard truths and injustices from the Nazi era casts a shadow on this postwar rosy picture.

Year
2025
Country
DE
Language
German
Release date
14 October 2025
TMDB
7.0 (2)
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C
Christine Hegeler
Narrator (voice)
F
Frédéric Dubois
Self - ancient cars specialist
A
Alexander Nützenadel
Self - Professor of Social and Economic History
U
Ulrike Hermann
Self - economics journalist
P
Peter Fichtner
Self - member of the Ennepetal History group
S
Sebastian Brünger
Self - writer
I
Ingrid Windmüller
Self - member of the Ennepetal History group
R
Rainer Traub
Self - artist
S
Stefan Kolev
Self - economist
S
Sabine Brant
Self - Haus der Kunst
A
Anke Gröner
Self - Art historian

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