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The Black Star

The Black Star

1965Documentary

A cinema-verité documentary of Ghana’s five years of independence under President Kwame Nkruma. Striking color images of Africans in modern-day jobs, such as airline pilot and construction worker, predominate, with little voice-over.

Original titleDer schwarze Stern
Release1965-07-02
Runtime36 min
StatusReleased
CountriesEast Germany, Germany
Original languageDE
SpokenEnglish, German
DirectorJoachim Hellwig
WritersHans Oley, Joachim Hellwig
ProductionDEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
Popularity1
TMDB ID894151

Cast

Helmut Müller-Lankow

Narrator (voice)

Klaus Piontek

Klaus Piontek

Narrator (voice)

Director

Joachim Hellwig

Director

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