Film

Reichsautobahn

1986 · 1h 31m · Documentary

IMDb

8.0

While working on "Deutschlandbilder" (1983), Hartmut Bitomsky was examining film material produced by the Nazi regime when he came across an abundance of footage documenting the planning and construction of motorways. In this found footage documentary he investigates what this material actually says: the motorway is stylized within it as a promise of progress and modernity, a "lifeline of the nation", less a straightforward piece of infrastructure than a prestige object, a work of art.

• Hartmut BitomskyDirector · Writer · Editor · Producer

Release date

February 15, 1986

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Documentary