The Dark Side of the German Economic Miracle

Name: The Dark Side of the German Economic Miracle
Genre: Documentary, History, TV Movie
Released: 2025
Duration: 91 min
Cast: Christine Hegeler, Frédéric Dubois, Alexander Nützenadel, Ulrike Hermann, Peter Fichtner

2025

1h 31min

Documentary

History

TV Movie

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Overview

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.