Nazi-killing commies throw the world's most awkward party. Propaganda's never been this pastel.
Documentary (in colour) about the first youth meeting (Deutschlandtreffen der Jugend) in East Berlin in 1950.
Cinematography
Rare 1950 East German color footage, bizarrely vibrant
Direction
Maetzig's propaganda craft: sinister cheerfulness
Director
Feodor Pappe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kurt Maetzig later became DEFA's most influential director; this was his documentary training wheels.
The 'Deutschlandtreffen' became annual GDR tradition—this inaugural event invented a ritual from thin air.
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