The World of Ghosts
19746m
Documentary, Science Fiction
- Runtime
- 6m
- Genre
- Documentary
- Origin
- East Germany
About
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.”
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Joachim Hellwig
- Writing
- Joachim Hellwig, Claus Ritter
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Jan 4, 1974
- Studio
- DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
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