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When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the Worldwatch trailer

When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the World

1h 29min

Documentary

A detailed reconstruction of the events from Nov. 9th to 11th, 1989, which led to the Berlin wall tumbling down, on a local, national and international level.

Production Companies

Cine-Impuls Leipzig

DW

NDR

Sender Freies Berlin

SWR

Cast

Gert Heidenreich

Gert Heidenreich

Narrator
Martin Seifert

Martin Seifert

Narrator
Tom Vogt

Tom Vogt

Narrator
Liane Dammenheyn

Liane Dammenheyn

Narrator
Wolfgang Schäuble

Wolfgang Schäuble

Self
James Baker III

James Baker III

Self
George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush

Self
Willy Brandt

Willy Brandt

Self
Helmut Kohl

Helmut Kohl

Self
Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev

Self
Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

Self
Günter Schabowski

Günter Schabowski

Self
Ricardo Ehrmann

Ricardo Ehrmann

Self
Hanns Joachim Friedrichs

Hanns Joachim Friedrichs

Self (archive footage)
Eduard Shevardnadze

Eduard Shevardnadze

Self
Egon Krenz

Egon Krenz

Self
Hans Modrow

Hans Modrow

Self
Gerd Ruge

Gerd Ruge

Self
Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski

Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski

Self
Walter Momper

Walter Momper

Self
Igor Maximytchev

Igor Maximytchev

Self
Charles Powell

Charles Powell

Self
Horst Teltschik

Horst Teltschik

Self
Hubert Védrine

Hubert Védrine

Self

Release date

1st Jan 1999

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Deutsch