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Der schwarze Kanal

1960 · 1 season

A dry, repetitive weekly lecture of re-edited clips and ideological commentary, more instructive than entertaining and dated in its rhetoric.

Genres
News
Overview
Der schwarze Kanal was a series of political propaganda programmes broadcast weekly between 1960 and 1989 by East German television. Each edition was made up of recorded extracts from recent West German television programmes re-edited to include a Communist commentary.
How it feels
Measured and demanding.
About
Politics, media, deception, power
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight3

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    news
    Created by
    Karl-Eduard von Schnitzler
    Starring
    Karl-Eduard von Schnitzler
    Length
    1 seasons, 278 episodes
    Network
    DFF 1
    Country
    East Germany
    Languages
    German

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