Das Gaswerk
1982, German. Directed by Alfons Machalz.
How are problems solved in a socialist country? The film centres on an old gasworks in the middle of a workers' district in Berlin, capital of the GDR. For 100 years it was polluting the environment - now it is closed. What has happened to the former workers? Have they been made redundant? Will the site of the old works be taken over by a new one, or will a park be laid out there for the local inhabitants?
- Runtime
- 0h 19m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 2 January 1982
- Country
- East Germany, Germany
- Written by
- Alfons Machalz
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Das Gaswerk isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1982. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Das Gaswerk?
Das Gaswerk (1982) was directed by Alfons Machalz.