SECOND TRACK (DVD) (WS)

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Station inspector Brock is witness to a robbery. When he fails to report one of the culprits, he experiences flashbacks to his earlier failure to take a stand against Nazi persecutions years ago. The Second Track is the only East German film which explores the theme of former Nazis leading normal lives in the GDR. This sensitve subject matter was one reason why the film was rarely shown in theaters. Remarkably expressive images and black and white photography intensify a story about guilt, repression and oblivion, making this film a true discovery.

• Actors: Annekathrin Buerger, Walter Richter-Reinick, Albert Hetterle, Horst Jonischkan, Helga Göring
• Director: Joachim Kunert
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language (Subtitled): English
• Language (Original Language): German
• Region Code: 1
• Release Date: 2008-03-25
• Running Time: 80 minutes
• Theatrical Release Date: 1962

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Reviewed on 2008-03-18 Dark Secrets of the Nazi Era "The Second Track" Dark Secrets of the Nazi Era Amos Lassen A classic of German cinema because of its frank portrayal of East German complicity in Nazi war crimes can now be seen. "The Second Track" (First Run Features) directed by Joachim Kunert is a bit of homage to Hitchcock, Sirk, Preminger and Carol Reed as it borrows from the Hollywood vernacular as it uses uncanny touches to show that East Germany played a large part in war crimes. Made in 1962, we have never has a chance to see this film until now. It is filmed in black and white which adds to the menacing effect of the film. A train station inspector witnesses a robbery. He recognizes one of the thieves but chooses not to disclose this to the authorities. In the meantime the thief sets his partner after the very same inspector's daughter which sets in motion the unearthing of dark secrets from Germany's Nazi past. As these come to light, we get a shocking look at some things that we have never known. The film had me on the edge of my seat for its entire eighty minutes. It is subversive in what it says which says to me that there is a great deal of reality in it. The acting is first rate and the cinematography is in a class of its own.

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