(Die Welt der Gespenster)

Content: A six-minute DEFA short that montages lurid covers from West German sci-fi pulp—especially the Perry Rhodan series—over an electronic/musical collage (including “Glory, glory, hallelujah”) and a polemical voiceover. Framed as a warning against a U.S.-style, militarized “future,” the film critiques capitalist sci-fi imagery (spaceship battles, soldiers vs. aliens/robots) and counters with the claim that “this is not our future.”

Countries:

East Germany,

Germany

Genres:

Documentary,

Science Fiction

Runtime:

6 minutes

Year:

1974

Directors:

Joachim Hellwig

Production companies:

DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme

Actors:

Crews:

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