The White Coup (1975)
At the parliamentary elections that the Unidad Popular won, there were activities to overthrow Salvador Allende. By a white, supposedly clean coup, the rightwing powers of Chile tried unsuccessfully to gain a two thirds majority in the national congress. Months later, the armed, violent coup took place.
Directors: Gerhard Scheumann, Walter Heynowski.
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Gerhard Scheumann as Narrator (voice) |
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Salvador Allende as Self |
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Augusto Pinochet as Self |
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Eduardo Frei Montalva as Self |
| Directing | Gerhard Scheumann | Director |
| Directing | Walter Heynowski | Director |
| Crew | Winfried Goldner | Cinematography |
| Editing | Ilse Radtke | Editor |
| Sound | Reiner Bredemeyer | Music |
| Writing | Gerhard Scheumann | Writer |
| Writing | Walter Heynowski | Writer |
| Crew | Peter Hellmich | Cinematography |
| Crew | Horst Donth | Cinematography |
| Editing | Traute Wischnewski | Editor |