The War of the Mummies
(Der Krieg der Mumien)
GDR, 1974, 96 min, b&w
In German; no subtitles

Der Krieg der Mumien © DEFA-Stiftung
Credits:
Heynowski, Walter |
Scheumann, Gerhard |
Heynowski, Walter |
Scheumann, Gerhard |
Radtke, Ilse |
Donth, Horst |
Goldner, Winfried |
Hellmich, Peter |
Bredemeyer, Reiner |
Berger, Manfred |
Freymuth, Klaus |
Scheumann, Gerhard |
Studio H&S |
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Synopsis
Chile, September 11, 1973: Army Commander-in-Chief Augusto Pinochet overthrows the Unidad Popular government. President Salvador Allende dies under murky circumstances after the military storms his presidential palace, La Moneda. The directors portray the country before and after this historic event and uncover information about the involvement of American companies, which were nationalized under Allende, in the political turmoil.
Awards
1974 | FIPRESCI Award, Oberhausen Short Film Festival, together with Mitbürger |
1974 | Art Prize of the Free German Trade Union (Walter Heynowski, Gerhard Scheumann, Peter Hellmich) |