Der Weg nach oben The Way Up Chronicle Of The Rise is an East German political and economic documentary film directed by Andrew Thorndike. It was released in 1950, premiering on the eve of the first anniversary of the GDR.Critically acclaimed, it won the Best Documentary Film at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 1951. The film was produced by VEB DEFA Studio fr Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme. This was Thorndikes first featurelength film.
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