East German Cinema: DEFA and Film History

By Sebastian Heiduschke

Book Overview

East Germany's film monopoly, Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft, produced a films ranging beyond simple propaganda to westerns, musicals, and children's films, among others. This book equips scholars with the historical background to understand East German cinema and guides the readers through the DEFA archive via examinations of twelve films.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137322314
• ISBN13: 9781137322319
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.1"