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Ganz: How I Lost My Beetle

Ganz: How I Lost My Beetle

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 2, 2019

Runtime

0h 55m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

67%

Original Title

Ganz: How I Lost My Beetle

Production Companies

Submarine

Director

Suzanne Raes

Description

Josef Ganz, editor of trade journal Motor-Kritik, amazed Germany by appearing in a revolutionary tiny car in 1932. It was his dream: a people's car anyone can afford. The idea made its way to new Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler. But in Hitler's dream there was no place for Jewish inventor Ganz. This is the story of the man whose designs led to the invention of the Volkswagen Beetle, and who ultimately lost everything. In the film, Ganz's relatives and admirers bring his lost heritage back to life.