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[taylov]

Can anyone tell me more about this 1937 film, please.

The full title according to the IMDb (International Movie Database) was "Deutsche Siege in drei Erdteilen. Dem Gedenken unseres Bernd Rosemeyer".

It is described as a 95 minute documentary !!! It is listed as having been written and directed by the Auto Union cadet and reserve driver, Ulrich Bigalke among others and is narrated by Georg Eilert.

Does the film still exist? Has it been shown in more recent times?

Tony

[Vitesse2]

There's a dealer in Germany currently offering a copy of it as part of a large archive of motoring films - got 1500 euro to spare?

http://www.buchfreun.../tag/Ladenburg/

Potsdam Museum also have one and showed it fairly recently:

http://www.filmmuseu...4_Kino10_06.pdf

[taylov]

Thank you for the information and for posting the great Auto Union artwork.

What a pity that (most of) this documentary hasn't found its way on to DVD.

Footage shot by Bigalke does appear on one of the more recently released Auto Union films but, if my memory serves me, most of it is of 1938.

Tony

[Ralliart]

In '95 I bought, for 20DM, at the Audi dealership on Unter Den Linden in Berlin, a VHS tape entitled "Die Silberpfeile aus Zwickau". 49 minutes in length, it contains some great race footage as well as an interview with Rosemeyer. Someday I hope to transfer it to DVD.