| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation, enhanced for 16x9 televisions; Dolby Digital stereo. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally broadcast on PBS in 2006 as an episode of the television program American experience. |
| Credits |
Narrator, Joe Morton ; editor, Bernhard Sehne ; original music, Klangraum. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
In 1948, the Soviet Union blocked access to West Berlin, starving the population and choking commerce. Allied forces refused to cede the city, and for nearly a year, supplied two million civilians and 20,000 allied soldiers entirely from the air. |
| Subject |
Berlin (Germany) -- History -- Blockade, 1948-1949 -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Documentary television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Adler, Peter.
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Berkel, Alexander.
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Mausbach, Stefan.
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Morton, Joe, 1947-
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Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen.
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ZDF Enterprises.
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WGBH Educational Foundation.
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PBS Home Video.
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| Added Title |
American experience (Television program) Berlin airlift.
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| ISBN |
0793693306 |
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9780793693306 |
| Standard No. |
841887008310 |
| Music No. |
AMEX6907 American Experience |
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