

100 Years of the UFA(2017)
The intricate history of UFA, a film production company founded in 1917 that has survived the Weimar Republic, the Nazi regime, the Adenauer era and the many and tumultuous events of contemporary Germany, and has always been the epicenter of the German film industry.



Movie: 100 Years of the UFA
Top 10 Billed Cast
Self - UFA Co-CEO
Self - Film Historian
Self - Former DEFA Member
Self - Deutsches Filminstitut Member
Self - UFA Co-CEO
Self - Film Critic

100 Jahre UFA - Maschinenraum des deutschen Films
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The intricate history of UFA, a film production company founded in 1917 that has survived the Weimar Republic, the Nazi regime, the Adenauer era and the many and tumultuous events of contemporary Germany, and has always been the epicenter of the German film industry.
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