The World of Ghosts (1974) — Directed by Joachim Hellwig

Name: The World of Ghosts
Director: Joachim Hellwig
Genre: Documentary, Science Fiction
Released: 1974-01-04
Duration: 6 min

About this movie

A six-minute DEFA short that montages lurid covers from West German sci-fi pulp—especially the Perry Rhodan series—over an electronic/musical collage (including “Glory, glory, hallelujah”) and a polemical voiceover. Framed as a warning against a U.S.-style, militarized “future,” the film critiques capitalist sci-fi imagery (spaceship battles, soldiers vs. aliens/robots) and counters with the claim that “this is not our future.”

Quick facts

Year

1974

Runtime

Genre

Documentary, Science Fiction

Director

Joachim Hellwig

Language

🎭 Documentary 🎭 Science Fiction 🎬 Joachim Hellwig

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