The Dark Side of the German Economic Miracle (2025)
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.
- Released
- 2025-10-14
- Genres
- Documentary, TV Movie, History
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Dietrich Duppel
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Christine Hegeler as Narrator (voice)
- Frédéric Dubois as Self - ancient cars specialist
- Alexander Nützenadel as Self - Professor of Social and Economic History
- Ulrike Hermann as Self - economics journalist
- Peter Fichtner as Self - member of the Ennepetal History group
- Sebastian Brünger as Self - writer
- Ingrid Windmüller as Self - member of the Ennepetal History group
- Rainer Traub as Self - artist
- Stefan Kolev as Self - economist
- Sabine Brant as Self - Haus der Kunst
- Anke Gröner as Self - Art historian
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