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The Dark Side of the German Economic Miracle

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Calorie Rating: 128
Released: 2025-10-14
Running Time: 91 Minutes
Studios: ECO Media, ZDF/Arte,


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.

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Cast

Christine Hegeler
Character: Narrator (voice)
Frédéric Dubois
Character: Self - ancient cars specialist
Alexander Nützenadel
Character: Self - Professor of Social and Economic History

Ulrike Hermann
Character: Self - economics journalist
Peter Fichtner
Character: Self - member of the Ennepetal History group
Sebastian Brünger
Character: Self - writer

Ingrid Windmüller
Character: Self - member of the Ennepetal History group
Rainer Traub
Character: Self - artist
Stefan Kolev
Character: Self - economist

Sabine Brant
Character: Self - Haus der Kunst
Anke Gröner
Character: Self - Art historian


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