The Russian Miracle (1963)
A two-part East German documentary tracing Russia’s transformation from the Tsarist Empire to the Soviet Union, from the 1917 October Revolution to the achievements of the space program. Directed by Andrew Thorndike and Annelie Thorndike, the film assembles extensive archival footage to chart political upheaval, ideological consolidation, and technological ambition in twentieth-century Russia. Produced by DEFA and first broadcast on East German television in 1963.
Directors: Andrew Thorndike, Annelie Thorndike.
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Wolfgang Heinz as (narrator) |
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Günter Grabbert as (narrator) |
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Fred Düren as (narrator) |
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Günther Simon as (narrator) |
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Horst Drinda as (narrator) |
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Lotte Loebinger as (narrator) |
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Wolfgang Langhoff as (narrator) |
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Helmut Müller-Lankow as (narrator) |
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Walter Niklaus as (narrator) |
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Yuriy Yakovlev as (Russian version narrator) |
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George Coulouris as (English version narrator) |
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Mark Dignam as (English version narrator) |
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Ina De La Haye as (English version narrator) |
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Gerry Wolff as (English version narrator) |
| Directing | Andrew Thorndike | Director |
| Sound | Paul Dessau | Music |
| Writing | Manfred Krause | Writer |
| Editing | Christa Bramann | Editor |
| Directing | Annelie Thorndike | Director |
| Writing | Andrew Thorndike | Writer |
| Writing | Annelie Thorndike | Writer |
| Writing | Joachim Hadaschik | Writer |
| Writing | Richard Cohn-Vossen | Writer |
| Writing | Klaus Alde | Writer |
| Editing | Renate Cohn-Vossen | Editor |
| Camera | Sergey Kiselyov | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Aleksandr Kochetkov | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Peter Süring | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Wolfgang Randel | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Vladimir Kopalin | Camera Operator |
