The World of Ghosts
1974, German. Directed by Joachim Hellwig.
A six-minute DEFA short that montages lurid covers from West German sci-fi pulp—especially the Perry Rhodan series—over an electronic/musical collage (including “Glory, glory, hallelujah”) and a polemical voiceover. Framed as a warning against a U.S.-style, militarized “future,” the film critiques capitalist sci-fi imagery (spaceship battles, soldiers vs. aliens/robots) and counters with the claim that “this is not our future.”
- Runtime
- 0h 6m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 4 January 1974
- Original title
- Die Welt der Gespenster
- Country
- East Germany, Germany
- Written by
- Joachim Hellwig, Claus Ritter
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The World of Ghosts isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 January 1974. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The World of Ghosts?
The World of Ghosts (1974) was directed by Joachim Hellwig.