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For 28 years, a nearly insurmountable barrier kept people from fleeing East Germany. But then, the dramatic night of November 9, 1989, saw the fall of the Wall that divided Germany. Today, it is difficult to imagine what was bitter reality just a few decades ago.

The Fall of the Berlin Wall

The impressive documentary about the history of the Wall, from its construction to its fall, concise, with historical images and witness accounts.

WALLED IN!  Germany´s inner border

For the first time, a realistic computer animation reveals the vast security system of Germay´s inner border and the Berlin Wall, both of which were recreated virtually in the greatest detail.

Making of  WALLED IN!

Bonus

The Wall fell the night of November 9, 1989. DW-TV -Germany´s international broadcast service- opens its archives and shows unfiltered footage of the event. These were images shown the world over.