A complete compilation of the ITN Archive's Last Days of East Berlin series, presented to mark the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Included is footage filmed between 12 July 1989 and 30 December 1991, covering the DDR's 40th anniversary celebrations, the Peaceful Revolution and the fall of the Berlin Wall, and German Reunification.
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:20 A Day in East Berlin: Life Behind the Iron Curtain (12 July 1989)
00:33:11 East German Refugees Arrive in West (4–5 October 1989)
00:48:45 DDR 40th Anniversary Celebrations (7 October 1989)
01:29:33 Mikhail Gorbachev Attends DDR 40th Anniversary Celebrations (7 October 1989)
01:44:49 Berliners Demonstrate at Checkpoint Charlie (9 October 1989)
02:05:25 The Real East Germany: Snapshots of Life Behind the Iron Curtain (20–21 October 1989)
02:30:57 East Berlin: The Day Before the Wall Fell (8 November 1989)
02:39:37 The Fall of the Berlin Wall (9–12 November 1989)
03:37:46 East Berliners Make First Visit to West Berlin (18 November 1989)
03:56:47 New Year's Day at the Berlin Wall (1 January 1990)
04:02:21 A Day in the Life of an East Berlin Factory Worker (20 February 1990)
04:23:12 Soldiers of the Former Soviet Union Deliver Food Aid to Germany (30 December 1991)
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