Gigant des Nordens(2016)
The port of Hamburg has experienced and survived many things: epidemics, fires and floods, wars and destruction - but always also reconstruction. This documentary tells the story of how a small jetty on the Elbe became the global port we know today over the course of eight centuries. It is the story of one of Europe's largest ports, its people and their ideas.

Movie: Gigant des Nordens
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Bernhard Nocht
Arbeitsloser
Arbeitsloser
Kaufmann
Wirad von Boizenburg
Konstanty Gutschow
Gigant des Nordens
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The port of Hamburg has experienced and survived many things: epidemics, fires and floods, wars and destruction - but always also reconstruction. This documentary tells the story of how a small jetty on the Elbe became the global port we know today over the course of eight centuries. It is the story of one of Europe's largest ports, its people and their ideas.
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