Johanna Kleberg

Angela Davis visiting the German Democratic Republic. A film about the people she met and her impressions.

A life story from a bygone era. In a retirement home, the 90-year-old Hermann Reußner tells his story. He was born in 1891 in Dessau, back when a duke still reigned there. As a soldier under the German emperor, he participated in World War I. Reußner talks about his beginnings as a cook in the famous hotel Adlon at the Pariser Platz in Berlin. Later, he was head chef there for 30 years. This private life story gets impressively illustrated with photos and film footage.

Sigmund Jähn, (East) Germany's first man in space, and the preparations for the space flight are portrayed.