The Black Star (1965)
A cinema-verité documentary of Ghana’s five years of independence under President Kwame Nkruma. Striking color images of Africans in modern-day jobs, such as airline pilot and construction worker, predominate, with little voice-over.
Director: Joachim Hellwig
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Helmut Müller-Lankow as Narrator (voice) |
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Klaus Piontek as Narrator (voice) |
| Directing | Joachim Hellwig | Director |
| Camera | Wolfgang Randel | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Joachim Hellwig | Writer |
| Writing | Hans Oley | Writer |
| Sound | Wolfram Heicking | Music |
| Editing | Traute Wischnewski | Editor |