Furnace Builders (1962)

At the Eisenhüttenkombinat Ost an der Oder, a new blast furnace is being moved to replace a burnt-out one. 2000 tons have to be moved 18 meters: Three times we hear it in the commentary. Master Klaus is now in command. His orders are to be obeyed at all costs. Men at work: tense faces, examining hands, the sound of screeching winds and steel cables stretched to breaking point. Everything is going well, and it is a new best performance: The downtime of the plant has been reduced from 80 to 40 days, the commentary says.

Released

1962-11-13

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

15 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Jürgen Böttcher

TMDB rating

6.3/10 from 3 votes