Der Auftrag
1988•4m•Released
Documentary
This documentary reports on the master potter Otto Engelmann from Klingmühl, who was commissioned to make black painted clay heads of Karl Marx in the spring of 1973. Engelmann briefly explains the individual work steps from mixing the casting slip to firing the clay heads and then painting them. An old craft is vividly captured on camera and accompanied by original sou
Director
Jochen Kraußer
Writer
Jochen Kraußer
Languages
German
Studio
DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
Cast
Gerry Wolff
Narrator (voice)
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