The Dark Side of the German Economic Miracle
2025, German. Directed by Dietrich Duppel.
West Germany underwent a period of rapid and extraordinary growth after the Second World War with rising wages and living standards. This economic miracle is often credited to Economics Minister Ludwig Erhard and the hard work of ordinary Germans. But on closer inspection, some hard truths and injustices from the Nazi era casts a shadow on this postwar rosy picture.
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Dietrich DuppelDirector
- Christine HegelerNarrator (voice)
- Frédéric DuboisSelf - ancient cars specialist
- Alexander NützenadelSelf - Professor of Social and Economic History
- Ulrike HermannSelf - economics journalist
- Peter FichtnerSelf - member of the Ennepetal History group
- Sebastian BrüngerSelf - writer
- Ingrid WindmüllerSelf - member of the Ennepetal History group
- Rainer TraubSelf - artist
- Stefan KolevSelf - economist
- Sabine BrantSelf - Haus der Kunst
- Anke GrönerSelf - Art historian
Details
- Released
- 14 October 2025
- Original title
- Geraubtes Wirtschaftswunder - Die übertünchte Vergangenheit der Deutschen
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Dietrich Duppel, Thomas Schuhbauer
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The Dark Side of the German Economic Miracle (2025) was directed by Dietrich Duppel and stars Christine Hegeler, Frédéric Dubois, Alexander Nützenadel.