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Der Auftrag

Der Auftrag

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This documentary reports on the master potter Otto Engelmann from Klingmühl, who was commissioned to make black painted clay heads of Karl Marx in the spring of 1973. Engelmann briefly explains the individual work steps from mixing the casting slip to firing the clay heads and then painting them. An old craft is vividly captured on camera and accompanied by original sou

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

4 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

29 September 1988

Country

East Germany

Cast

Gerry Wolff

Gerry Wolff

Narrator (voice)

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