The President in Exile

(Der Präsident im Exil)

GDR, 1969, 93 min, b&w
In German; no subtitles
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Synopsis

This documentary profiles Dr. Walter Becher, who was a member of the West German parliament and spokesperson of the Sudeten German Homeland Association, an organization representing ethnic Germans displaced from Czechoslovakia. Becher, who did not know he was being interviewed by East German filmmakers, discusses his desire to regain what he considers to be his lost homeland and describes himself as a sort of "President in Exile." This propaganda documentary effectively uses one man's Nazi past and revanchist statements to paint a picture of West Germany as a threat to Czechoslovakian security.

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