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  • Karl Weschke: Myths of a Life (2001)
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Karl Weschke: Myths of a Life (2001)
TV Movie | Documentary
A film portrait about the moving life of German painter Karl Weschke. Born in Gera he grew up as the son of a prostitute and as a streetkid always dreamed of being a hero. Hitler seemed to be that hero, but then he was taken to England as ...See moreA film portrait about the moving life of German painter Karl Weschke. Born in Gera he grew up as the son of a prostitute and as a streetkid always dreamed of being a hero. Hitler seemed to be that hero, but then he was taken to England as a prisoner of war and received education in a British re-education camp. Today in the UK he is a well-known painter, with eight paintings in the permanent collection of the Tate Gallery. It took him to become 70 to realize a lifelong dream: Egypt, the cradle of mankind for him. The film follows Karl Weschke, now being 74. From is home town Gera, to Cornwall and finally to Egypt, which - after having seen it for the first time - enlighted all his paintings. Written by BOOMTOWNMEDIA See less
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Director
Thomas Grube
Producer
Uwe Dierks
Cinematographer
René Dame
Editor
Sara Schilde
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Updated Oct 7, 2001
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Oct 7, 2001 (Germany)

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