The Black Star

36m
Documentary
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A cinema-verité documentary of Ghana’s five years of independence under President Kwame Nkruma. Striking color images of Africans in modern-day jobs, such as airline pilot and construction worker, predominate, with little voice-over.

Cast

Helmut Müller-Lankow
Narrator (voice)
Klaus Piontek
Narrator (voice)

Crew

Joachim Hellwig
Director, Writer
Hans Oley
Writer
Traute Wischnewski
Editor
Wolfgang Randel
Director of Photography
Wolfram Heicking
Music

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