Shunters
A shunter's job is to slow down, link, and unlink train wagons at a central station. The film documents - without any commentary - the working hours of few shunters at the shunting-station Dresden-Friedrichstadt, which was the largest such station in all of the former German Democratic Republic. They work day and night, amidst snow and fog at the railway tracks, speaking only as much as necessary.
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Shunters
- Overview
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Nov 30, 1984
Runtime
0h 21m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
71%
Original Title
Rangierer
Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme
Director
Jürgen Böttcher
Description
A shunter's job is to slow down, link, and unlink train wagons at a central station. The film documents - without any commentary - the working hours of few shunters at the shunting-station Dresden-Friedrichstadt, which was the largest such station in all of the former German Democratic Republic. They work day and night, amidst snow and fog at the railway tracks, speaking only as much as necessary.
