Return to Dresden (1986)

8.0/10 27 min Documentary

Overview

In 1945, Great Britain and the United States organized a bombing raid that devastated the ancient city of Dresden. This short documentary returns exactly 40 years after its destruction and celebrates its renaissance with the re-opening of one of the most beautiful opera houses in Europe. One guest at this gala was the Canadian navigator of one of the bomber planes, returning to Dresden on a mission of peace that brought him face-to-face with the people who were once his enemies.

Cast

Frances Hyland

Narrator

Erich Honecker

Self - Addresses Peace Activists

Winston Churchill

Self (speech) (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

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