Die Dresdner Philharmoniker

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Die Dresdner Philharmoniker
Directed by Joachim Kunert
Release date
  • 1955 (1955)
Country East Germany
Language German

Die Dresdner Philharmoniker is an East German documentary film. It follows the Dresden Philharmonic and its artistic manager Heinz Bongartz on a tour to Czechoslovakia, France, Hungary and Romania. It was directed by Joachim Kunert and released in 1955.


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