Documentary about the post-war revivial of the heavy steel industry in the Saarland.
In 1952, on behalf of the Saarland government, Henry ALEKAN ("The Sky over Berlin") made an image film about the Saarland, which at that time was a formally independent state with close economic ties to France. The film was later re-edited and the rights to MGM were divested. The work was forgotten and rediscovered in 1985 in an archive in Nancy. These are in part unique shots from the Saarland mining and mining industry of the 1950s. Therefore, "Saarland Glückauf" today is a unique contemporary document and of particular historical value.

Genre
Documentary

Credits
Production Country: France / Saarland
Film Production Company: Forces et Voix
Commissioning Institution: Government of the Saarland region
Director: Henry C. Bonnière
Assistant Director: Henri Alekan
Producer: Unknown
Script: Jan C. Schroeder
Cinematography: Henri Alekan
Film Editing: Unknown
Music: Daniel White
Commentator: Gerd Tellkampf

Technical Information
Original Film Format: 16 mm
Duration: 25 minutes
Colour: Black & White

Saarland

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German

Video

Saarländischer Rundfunk, Saarbrücken /
BFI National Archive, London

The film was digitised from the copy located at the Saarländischer Rundfunk, Saarbrücken. Digital reproduction of the film is available online at:
Saarland, Regionalgeschichte )

Other version of the film in other language which is not part of this collection is: Sarre plein feux (French)