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Missile from the East

Once the East Germansare processed they are absorbed into the hungry West Germanlabour...

Once the East Germans
are processed they are absorbed into the hungry West German
labour market

Full Transcript

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Once the East Germans are processed
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they are absorbed
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into the hungry West German labour market.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:47
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Genres
biography
Production
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Movie Summary

The story of East German motorcycle racer Ernst Degner, who, at the height of the Cold War and on the cusp of achieving his life ambition to win the world championship, fled East Germany with his family in a heart-stopping escape.
Some ex-East Germans have described it to me - Missile from the East 00:06
Some ex-East Germans have described it to me
There were checkpoints, - Missile from the East 00:06
There were checkpoints,
[MATSUMIYA]: During that period, Berlin Wall is not created yet. - Missile from the East 00:08
[MATSUMIYA]: During that period, Berlin Wall is not created ...
So the people in East Berlin - Missile from the East 00:09
So the people in East Berlin
It was before the government started - Missile from the East 00:07
It was before the government started
[ERNST]: It was easy, you just took the underground - Missile from the East 00:07
[ERNST]: It was easy, you just took the underground
[MATSUMIYA]: My idea was to meet with Degner - Missile from the East 00:08
[MATSUMIYA]: My idea was to meet with Degner
And one day Degner said, - Missile from the East 00:14
And one day Degner said,
[MATSUMIYA]: So, I went to Berlin... - Missile from the East 00:06
[MATSUMIYA]: So, I went to Berlin...
And meet with him in the western side - Missile from the East 00:07
And meet with him in the western side
When I came back to the hotel, I received a telephone call - Missile from the East 00:12
When I came back to the hotel, I received a telephone call
And he said, "You are waiting for Degner, aren't you? - Missile from the East 00:06
And he said, "You are waiting for Degner, aren't y...
And Degner isn't coming." - Missile from the East 00:10
And Degner isn't coming."
[FUNDER]: Overnight, the guards came - Missile from the East 00:18
[FUNDER]: Overnight, the guards came
And at the same time then they fortified the border - Missile from the East 00:07
And at the same time then they fortified the border
[FUNDER]: People were leaping from windows - Missile from the East 00:12
[FUNDER]: People were leaping from windows
They were separated from family members - Missile from the East 00:07
They were separated from family members
It was a desperate measure - Missile from the East 00:07
It was a desperate measure
His family, his wife and his children - Missile from the East 00:06
His family, his wife and his children
They were in effect the ransom. - Missile from the East 00:05
They were in effect the ransom.