The Dark Side of the German Economic Miracle
Movie
Type
2025
Year
1h 31m
Runtime
★ 7.0
Rating
Documentary / TV Movie / History
Genre
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.
Cast
Christine Hegeler
Narrator (voice)
Frédéric Dubois
Self - ancient cars specialist
Alexander Nützenadel
Self - Professor of Social and Economic History
Ulrike Hermann
Self - economics journalist
Peter Fichtner
Self - member of the Ennepetal History group
Sebastian Brünger
Self - writer
Ingrid Windmüller
Self - member of the Ennepetal History group
Rainer Traub
Self - artist
Stefan Kolev
Self - economist
Sabine Brant
Self - Haus der Kunst
Anke Gröner
Self - Art historian