Dusk: 1950s East Berlin Bohemia

A documentary and film essay about the artist scene in East Berlin during the 1950s.

Cast

Werner Stötzer

Rolf Ludwig

Gerd Zeuchner

Barbara Brecht-Schall

Kurt Mühle

Heinz-Dieter Knaup

Ekkehard Schall

Stefan Lisewski

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