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The Burning Wall (2002) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Hava Kohav Beller

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Hava Kohav Beller

Cast  

Konrad Adenauer ... Self - First Chancellor of Germany (archive footage)
Günter Bazyli Günter Bazyli ... Self - GDR Border Guard Officer
Wolf Biermann Wolf Biermann ... Self - Friend of Robert Havemann
Bertolt Brecht ... Self (archive footage)
Leonid Brezhnev ... Self (archive footage)
Gerd Bäcker Gerd Bäcker ... Self - STASI Colonel
Alexander Dubcek ... Self (archive footage)
Peter Eich Peter Eich ... Self
Peter Ensikat Peter Ensikat ... Self - Writer
Rainer Eppelmann Rainer Eppelmann ... Self (as Pastor Rainer Eppelmann)
Nick Fraser ... Narrator (BBC)
Jürgen Fuchs Jürgen Fuchs ... Self - Writer
Christian Führer Christian Führer ... Self (as Pastor Christian Führer)
Mikhail Gorbachev ... Self (archive footage)
Günter Grass ... Self - Writer
Karin Gueffroy Karin Gueffroy ... Self
Corinna Harfouch ... Self - Actress
Harald Hauswald Harald Hauswald ... Self - Photographer
Václav Havel ... Self
Katja Havemann Katja Havemann ... Self - Wife of Robert Havemann
Robert Havemann Robert Havemann ... Self (archive footage)
Stefan Heym Stefan Heym ... Self - Writer (archive footage)
Johann Holm Johann Holm ... Self - STASI Operative
Erich Honecker ... Self - General Secretary of the SED (archive footage)
Father Jordanus Father Jordanus ... Self
Nikita Khrushchev ... Self (archive footage)
Hagen Koch Hagen Koch ... Self - GDR Border Guard Regiment
Egon Krenz Egon Krenz ... Self
Reiner Kunze Reiner Kunze ... Self - Writer
Erich Mielke Erich Mielke ... Self (archive footage)
Ehrhart Neubert Ehrhart Neubert ... Self - Pastor
Gerd Poppe Gerd Poppe ... Initiative for Peace and Human Rights (archive footage)
Günter Schabowski ... Self - Accused Politburo Minister
Karl Schirdewan Karl Schirdewan ... Self (archive footage)
Hans-Joachin Schädlich Hans-Joachin Schädlich ... Self - Writer
Anna Seghers Anna Seghers ... Self (archive footage)
Steffie Spira Steffie Spira ... Self (archive footage)
Wolfgang Templin Wolfgang Templin ... Self - Student STASI Informer
Ernst Thälmann Ernst Thälmann ... Self (At Communist Rally) (archive footage)
Günter Toepfer Günter Toepfer ... Self - Imprisoned After Failed Border Escape
Walter Ulbricht Walter Ulbricht ... Self - General Secretary of the S.E.D. (archive footage)
Richard von Weizsäcker ... Self - Former President of Germany
Lech Walesa ... Self (archive footage)
Bettina Wegner Bettina Wegner ... Self - Singer / Songwriter
Kurt Zeiseweiss Kurt Zeiseweiss ... Self - STASI Officer
Winston Churchill ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hermann Göring ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joseph Stalin ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Harry S. Truman ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Produced by 

Michael Schwarz ... line producer

Music by 

Joel Goodman

Editing by 

Markus Akira Peters
Lawrence Silk

Production Management 

Birgit Schmidt ... production manager
Robert Warmflash ... post-production supervisor

Sound Department 

Rick Barlis ... symphony editor
Frank Behnke ... sound
Ed Cantu ... sound
Ken Hahn ... sound mixer
Klaus Heidemann ... sound
Peter Henrici ... sound
Norbert Klix ... sound
Kai Lüde ... sound
William Markle ... sound post-production (as Bill Markle)
Paul Oberle ... sound
Tom Pager ... sound mixer: BBC
Udo Radek ... sound
Wolfgang Schütze ... sound
Rolf Teigler ... sound
Marc von Stürler ... sound

Camera and Electrical Department 

Isabelle Arnold ... assistant camera
Siegmar Brüggenthies ... additional camera operator: Germany
Volker Ehlers ... assistant camera
Harald Hauswald ... still photographer
Judith Kaufmann ... camera operator
Michael Khano ... additional camera operator: Germany
Harald Klix ... camera operator
Martin Kukula ... additional camera operator: Germany
Christoph Lerch ... camera operator
Matthias Papenmeier ... assistant camera
Robert Patzelt ... assistant camera
Volker Rodde ... additional camera operator: Germany
Siegbert Schelke ... additional camera operator: Germany
Dorothea von Haeften ... still photographer

Editorial Department 

Rick Barlis ... color corrector
Nigel Hutchinson ... editor: BBC

Location Management 

Ives Krol ... location manager

Music Department 

David Bramfitt ... music copyist
Jeanne Fox ... music supervisor (as Jeanne DaSilva)
Lawrence Manchester ... music engineer

Script and Continuity Department 

Thomas Beller ... script consultant
John Crowley ... script consultant

Transportation Department 

Andreas von Beerleide ... production driver

Additional Crew 

Hava Kohav Beller ... archival researcher
Istvan Deak ... consultant (as Professor Istvan Deak)
Jörg Grossmann ... second manager: Germany
Klaus-Dietmar Henke ... consultant (as Professor Klaus-Dietmar Henke)
Rainer Hildebrandt ... consultant
Henry Krisch ... consultant (as Professor Henry Krisch)
Hermann Weber ... consultant (as Professor Hermann Weber)

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