The Porcupine: Prometheus – Olympic Games with Fire
(Das Stacheltier – PROMETHEUS – Olympische Spiele mit dem Feuer)
GDR, 1955, 10 min, b&w
In German; no subtitles
Das Stacheltier – PROMETHEUS – Olympische Spiele mit dem Feuer © DEFA-Stiftung, Eduard Neufeld
Credits:
| Thiel, Heinz |
| Böhm, Karl-Heinz |
| Pechlow, Charlotte |
| Anders, Erwin |
| Horn, Harald |
| Schmidt, Günter |
| Schütz, Walter |
| Kaiser, Wolf |
| Lierck, Werner |
| Ohlenschläger, Ingrid |
| Schottmann, Carl |
| Wollner, Gerhard |
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Synopsis
Zeus' secretary informs him about complaints about shortages on Earth: people in Leipzig are protesting a lack of matches. Zeus sends Prometheus to deal with the situation in the GDR and discover the cause of the shortage. The Greek hero must overcome considerable bureaucratic misunderstandings in order to restore peace on Earth. A satirical commentary on the distribution of goods in the GDR.
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