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'Dr. Ahrendt's Decision' '[http://www.defa.de/cms/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=412&FilmID=Q6UJ9A002KKL Die Entscheidung des Dr. Ahrendt]' on DEFA Foundation's website. is an East German black-and-white film, directed by Frank Vogel. It was released in 1960.

Plot



Dr. Ahrendt developed a new model of an iron smelter. When his invention fails to produce the required results, he begins to doubt himself, and is even considered as a liar by some. However, the workers in the factory are determined to achieve the goals set forth, and together with the scientist they manage to prove that the machine can be used as planned.

Cast



* Johannes Arpe as Dr. Heinrich Ahrendt

* Rudolf Ulrich as Martin Krger

* Willi Schrade as Andreas Morgner

* Erika Radtke as Gisela Ahrendt

* Josef Stauder as Karl Szepinski

* Fritz Diez as Scholz

* Gisela May as Mrs. Krger

* Fritz H. Kirchhoff as Dr. Maurer

* Paul Streckfu as Kurt

* Werner Lierck as Rudi

* Hans Klering as Franz

* Roman Silberstein as Ede

* Helga Gring as Irma

* Hans Hardt-Hardtloff as Erwin

* Hans Flssel as Musner

* Siegfried Wei as Kripphahn

Production



The film was one of the so-called "mission films", commissioned in great number by the East German government during the late 1950s and the early 1960s, that were intended to promote distinct political aims.Joshua Feinstein. 'The Triumph of the Ordinary: Depictions of Daily Life in the East German Cinema, 19491989'. . Page 273. 'Dr. Ahrendt's Decision' was meant to set an ideal model for behavior and attitude for the industrial workers.Ralf Schenk. 'Das zweite Leben der Filmstadt Babelsberg. DEFA- Spielfilme 19461992'. . Page 143.

Reception



Heinz Kersten wrote that the film resembled Socialist Realist pictures, and was intended to promote the economical aspirations of East Germany, by motivating the populace to work harder.Heinz Kersten. 'Das Filmwesen in der Sowjetischen Besatzungszone Deutschlands'. Bundesministerium fr Gesamtdeutsche Fragen (1963). ASIN B0000BK48Q. page 115.

Marianne Lange noted that 'Dr. Ahrendt's Decision' portrayed the transformation of simple workers to ambitious, skilled labor.Marianne Lange. 'Arbeiterklasse und Kultur: Autorenkollektiv unter Leitung'. Dietz (1969). . Page 255. The West German film service regarded it as "boring propaganda".'[http://www.zweitausendeins.de/filmlexikon/?wert=58566&sucheNach=titel Die Entscheidung des Dr. Ahrendt]' on Zweitausendundeins.de.

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