The Dark Side of the German Economic Miracle (2025)
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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.
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Cast
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Christine Hegeler
Narrator (voice)
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Frédéric Dubois
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Alexander Nützenadel
Self - Professor of...
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Ulrike Hermann
Self - economics jou...
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Peter Fichtner
Self - member of the...
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Sebastian Brünger
Self - writer
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Ingrid Windmüller
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Rainer Traub
Self - artist
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Stefan Kolev
Self - economist
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Sabine Brant
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Anke Gröner
Self - Art historian