The handsome dachshund Siegfried and the beautiful cat Jacqueline spend a day together at a funfair. Here, they decide to take a ride on the ghost train ‘Europe’. In the course of this journey they are haunted by many (European) ghosts: bureaucracy, frontiers, controls, and prejudices. Both become horrified and start a massive dispute, which finally brings the tent to collapse. They both find themselves in a predicament, and only a joint cooperation will save them. In the end, the two are united again, taking a peaceful walk in the park.

Genre
Animation Film

Credits
Production Country: Germany
Film Production Company: Kulturfilm-Dienst Hans Appeldorn, Hamburg
Commissioning Institution: Unknown
Director: Horst-Günter Koch
Producer: Unknown
Script: Unknown
Cinematography: Unknown
Film Editing: Unknown
Music: Unknown

Technical Information
Original Film Format: 35 mm
Duration: 9 Minutes
Colour: Colour

Bureaucracy, Frontiers, Franco-German Reconciliation

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Video

Bundesarchiv – Filmarchiv, Berlin

The film was digitised from the copy located at the Bundesarchiv – Filmarchiv, Berlin