Der Zug
Der Zug
1988, German. Directed by Thomas Schmitz-Bender & Peter Voigt.
The poem "Der Anachronistische Zug oder Freiheit und Democracy" (The Anachronistic Train, or Freedom and Democracy), written by Berthold Brecht in 1947, forms the basis for the campaign launched on the occasion of the 1980 federal elections under the slogan "Brecht statt Strauß" (Brecht instead of Strauß): a journey across the entire Federal Republic.
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- 1 January 1988
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- Germany
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Der Zug runs 140 minutes (2h 20m).
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Der Zug isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1988. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Der Zug?
Der Zug (1988) was directed by Thomas Schmitz-Bender and Peter Voigt.