La Course de la paix Varsovie-Berlin-Prague
Joris Ivens
1952 - 44 min - 35 mm - Couleur - Pologne, Allemagne
Film report of the bicycle Warsaw-Berlin-Prague for amateurs, with participants of most western countries, with a British winner. The race was meant as a protest for peace. In the prologue of the film, the destroyed city of Warshaw were over 700.000 people died is shown, and the post-war recontruction projects. The film shows in propagandistic way the other cities the tour passes, and they are all seen in the light of the optimistic reconstruction.
Author-Director : Joris Ivens
Photography : Jerzy Pyrkosz, Walter Fehdmer, Karol Szczecinski, Ewald Krause, Hans Dumke, Erich Bartel
Editing : Krystyna Rutkowska