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The Wall

This 1962 U.S. Information Agency film produced by Hearst Metrotone News showed the situation before the construction of the Berlin Wall in … read more

This 1962 U.S. Information Agency film produced by Hearst Metrotone News showed the situation before the construction of the Berlin Wall in August 1961 and the changes in the year following. Scenes showed families attempting to communicate across the wall and many successful and unsuccessful escape attempts, including 18-year-old Peter Fechter, who was shot and left to die beside the wall on August 17, 1962. Scenes were also shown of the August 13, 1962, commemoration in West Berlin of the first anniversary of the wall. close

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The Wall

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Program ID:
466139-1
Category:
Vignette
Format:
Vignette
Location:
Berlin, Germany
First Aired:
Nov 09, 2019 | 11:50am EST | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
Sep 01, 2023 | 5:13am EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Nov 09, 2019 | 11:50am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Nov 09, 2019 | 11:50pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Nov 10, 2019 | 3:50pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Nov 10, 2019 | 9:50pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Nov 11, 2019 | 1:50am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Nov 18, 2019 | 7:49am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Nov 28, 2019 | 7:20pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Nov 29, 2019 | 1:15am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 08, 2021 | 6:29am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 15, 2021 | 6:28pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 16, 2021 | 6:29am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 24, 2021 | 7:50am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jan 21, 2023 | 10:51am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 21, 2023 | 1:52pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 21, 2023 | 10:51pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 22, 2023 | 1:51am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 29, 2023 | 10:50am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Jan 29, 2023 | 1:51pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Jan 29, 2023 | 10:51pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Jan 30, 2023 | 1:51am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Jun 01, 2023 | 9:48am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 02, 2023 | 5:31am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 10, 2023 | 11:12am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 10, 2023 | 5:13pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 10, 2023 | 11:13pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 11, 2023 | 5:12am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 31, 2023 | 11:13am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 31, 2023 | 5:15pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 31, 2023 | 11:16pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Sep 01, 2023 | 5:13am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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