Der Auftrag
This documentary reports on the master potter Otto Engelmann from Klingmühl, who was commissioned to make black painted clay heads of Karl Marx in the spring of 1973. Engelmann briefly explains the individual work steps from mixing the casting slip to firing the clay heads and then painting them. An old craft is vividly captured on camera and accompanied by original sou
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Der Auftrag
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 29, 1988
Runtime
0h 4m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Der Auftrag
Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme
Director
Jochen Kraußer
Description
This documentary reports on the master potter Otto Engelmann from Klingmühl, who was commissioned to make black painted clay heads of Karl Marx in the spring of 1973. Engelmann briefly explains the individual work steps from mixing the casting slip to firing the clay heads and then painting them. An old craft is vividly captured on camera and accompanied by original sou
