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Lena Neumann was a German film editor who worked on more than fifty films during her career, from 1934-1963. She began her career in the Nazi era, working at a variety of leading German companies including UFA. After the Second World War, she worked on rubble films such as Somewhere in Berlin. [1] She was employed by the East German state studio DEFA during the Cold War

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  1. Shandley p. 218

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