Der Auftrag

Der Auftrag 1988 Directed by Jochen Kraußer

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

Country Germany

Production Country East Germany

Language German

Spoken Language German

Gnere Documentary

Production Company DEFA-Studio für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme

Release Date 29 September 1988

4 mins