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Shot in East Germany

posted 15 years ago by Jdylan-1
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I thought the movie wasn't all that great, and Griffith is a terrible actress, but it was cool seeing East Germany right after the wall came down. Filming locations were Potsdam and Leipzig, all the buildings were original for the most part, as the ossies didn't build or remodel much after the wall went up.

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[–] bugdog 15 years ago

It was also shot in West Berlin. My husband was part of the Berlin Brigade and a lot of those guys were used as extras. He played one of the uncredited SS men who stormed the apartment where Griffith's character was hiding.

He says they got some interesting looks when they broke for lunch and were all still in uniform.

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