Who laid the foundations for our wealth today? By individual exemplary fates, the movie tells a personal history of Germany’s industrial revolution in the 19th century – from the weavers’ desperation to a miner’s battles to a factory owner’s vision.

Folge 1: Die Not der Weber
Folge 2: Das Reich des Stahlbarons
Folge 3: Der Stolz der Arbeiter

Written and directed by Anne Roerkohl, Rüdiger Moersdorf, Barbara Stupp Directed by Roland May (acting scenes) Director of photography Norbert Bandel Production manager Jörg Kunkel Executive producer Andreas Knoblauch Producer Thomas Schuhbauer Editorial department Gudrun Wolter,WDR, Marie-Elisabeth Denzer, Vera Meyer-Matheis, SR Locations Nordrhein-Westfalen, Saarland, Berlin Shooting period from October 2007 Produced for WDR, SR, SWR : 01.05, 03.05. und 04.05.2009, NDR » back