Product Description

A tyrannical regime builds a monstrous concrete slab that severs a city - the Berlin Wall. On the Western side, it's a hated symbol of a bitter Cold War, on the East, a deadly blockade to freedom. The Berlin Wall: Escape To Freedom reveals the stories of courageous East Germans who dared to challenge the authorities and the Berlin Wall in their bid for freedom. From tunnelling under the Wall, to smuggling refugees in a car's trunk, to flights over the Wall, uncover the details of sensational escape stories. It takes us into the heart of the Death Strip - a lethal zone next to a Wall filled with barbed wire, mines, attack dogs, tank traps, and armed guards - and shows us how authorities learned from each escape to make the Wall stronger and harder to beat. Finally, the Wall that was strengthened over 28 years was breached in one unbelievable night, while signs of the divisions of generations past still lingers on today.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12754 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-05-17
• Rating: Exempt
• Formats: Dolby, PAL
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 50 minutes

Synopsis
Fascinating and revealing documentary that chronicles the amazing stories of the courageous East Germans who dared to cross the eponymous landmark from Soviet-controlled repression, to the freedom that awaited them in West Berlin.

Customer Reviews

Berlin Wall
As a Berliner I was fascinated by this DVD, especially the technical details of the various walls and the background stories of the people who managed to escape. The only thing that lets it down badly is the dreadful American accent of the commentator - a pure British voice would have been so much better and increased my rating to *****!

The Berlin Wall - Escape To Freedom
This true life dvd is for you if you like history, real footage combined with modern computer graphics.