" WEST BERLIN; A CITY TO LIVE AND WORK IN " 1980s WEST GERMANY PROMOTIONAL TRAVELOGUE XD12474

Рет қаралды 52,945

4 жыл бұрын

Join this channel to get access to perks:
/ @periscopefilm
Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit / periscopefilm
Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com
View our Amazon store here: amzn.to/3XQHsVD
This vibrant West Berlin travelogue was created in the waning years of the Cold War. It shows a sweeping view of the city in the 1980s. Viewers witness the Berlin airport, night life, the transportation system, Brandenburg gate and portions of the city still sequestered off. It opens with rapid images around the city including Bellevue Palace (:33). A plane touches down at the airport (:42). A pair of travelers take off in a yellow cab (1:05). Red McCaw parrots flutter in the Berlin Zoological Garden (1:26). A drummer wails on a set (2:06). Disco dancers twirl (2:21). Wrestlers face off in the ring (2:31). Chefs slice up an array of entrees (2:46). The U-Bahn takes locals and adventurers around the city (3:07). Police cops pass on horseback (3:56). A blue airport city bus runs by (4:15). Some sort of electrical or automobile factory is visited (4:47). An image of the Berlin bear appears slapped on a double decker bus door (5:58). Travelers navigate the airport (6:42) and visit a German bar (7:17). The Golden Victory Colum rises (8:04) in the center. The film turns for an in-depth view at Berlin industry (11:22) following factory workers on assembly floors. NATO troops march in (11:53). Graffiti lines the wall near the Brandenburg gate (12:11). The Glienicke bridge (12:14) cut east and West Berlin. It was known as the Bridge of Spies. Youth enjoy a picnic in the grass (12:40). A rock band plays at night (12:45). Protestors march with a banner (13:06). The foliage and nature of the city is explored; stunning vines cascade over waterways (14:04). Sailboats cut through blue waters (14:09). Modern apartment homes show city growth (15:01). A soccer game plays at night (15:09). Other recreational sports and entertainment include a game of Polo (15:16), automobile races buzz by (15:23), pole vaulters leap (15:36) and athletes sprint in front of the Olympiastadion Berlin (15:48).
Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below.
This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit www.PeriscopeFilm.com

Пікірлер: 124

@SandraKurz 7 ай бұрын

War eine tolle Zeit in West Berlin. Sicherere Jobs im öffentlichen Dienst BVG Post Berliner Verwaltung usw. Bezahlbare Wohnungen schicke Autos und gute Renten nach 43 Arbeitsjahren.Und keinen Euro.Bin heute Rentnerin mit 63.Gut das ich diese Zeiten miterleben durfte.Wenn man sieht was jetzt für Probleme in Deutschland und der Welt abspielen. Möchte auch nicht mehr tauschen. Grüße aus Berlin Zehlendorf

@MaxisMaximal 16 күн бұрын

Konnten Sie damals AFN TV in Zehlendorf empfangen?

@hornetobiker 4 жыл бұрын

I lived here in the early eighties, one of the best times of my life.

@mistersquare7327 3 жыл бұрын

I have a feeling life was good in West Germany back then.

@margritpiepes8242 Ай бұрын

Sure was!👍

@tax7836 4 жыл бұрын

Great historic video from the old Berlin in the 80s, when the wall divided the city in two parts. This is an official promotion film, which was directed by the West-Berlin tourism authorities under the title "BERLIN - A city for life and work"

@michatvberlin 3 жыл бұрын

this was the best time in Berlin

@HansWurst-xg1be 7 күн бұрын

In den 80er‘n war West-Berlin noch lebenswert. Ich hatte das große Glück meine Jugend dort zu verbringen. Was gäb‘ ich drum per Zeitmaschine zurück zukehren. Eine tolle Zeit damals.Erinnerungen pur!

@1speedtreiber 4 жыл бұрын

In the 1980s i was young ..and i was born in Berlin (West)..good old Times..greetings from Berlin, Ringo

@jogi2003 8 ай бұрын

Dit war Berlin 😊! Danke für dieses großartige Filmdokument der 70/80er.

@margritpiepes8242 Ай бұрын

So een Berlin kommt nicht mehr wieda.Dit is vorbei

@rolandjaycutter3504 2 жыл бұрын

I am both sad and happy I couldn't visit West Berlin. Sad, because what an experience it must have been to visit, but happy that the country is no longer divided.

@nipex69 2 жыл бұрын

Vielen Dank fuers hochladen. Bin am 5.9.1988 nach West Berlin ueber die Mauer geflohen und ausgeflogen worden.

@MaxisMaximal 16 күн бұрын

Wie bist du rüber? Die Flucht am Checkpoint Charlie über das Hausdach?

@fleurix9967 3 жыл бұрын

The song at 2:00 is "Gilded Cage" by the Twins

@Vonslik69 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing. The 70's in Germany was very similar to the 70's in the USA? Berlin was obviously a thriving, peaceful, respectively friendly environment. Great upload 😇

@jagboy69 4 жыл бұрын

The 1980's were a marvelous time in the west. When the wall came down, in was not all rainbows and butterfly farts. West Germany inherited a huge amount of debt and from what I saw, quality of life suffered in the west. The locals I talked to that lived far from Berlin were not happy with the change.

@sv1201 3 жыл бұрын

@Awawawa CM They still are not.

@nlpnt 2 жыл бұрын

I suppose most of the special deal-sweeteners to move to the "island" West Berlin seen in this video went away, although it's still attractive to young people because of relatively low cost of living for a major European capital.

@barron8006 2 жыл бұрын

USA stopped free cash into West Berlin after the wall fell. The lack of shine may have been due to this in part.

@jagboy69 2 жыл бұрын

@@barron8006 I didn't know it was the USA's responsibility to pay everyone.

@barron8006 2 жыл бұрын

@@jagboy69 The post-war Bretton Woods, especially, but also continuously today was set-up exclusively to combat communist influence and rebuild world capitalism after the war. For W. Germany, the country was created by the U.S., most of its insitutions, its industry was encouraged by the Marshall Plan, tech transfers and its unilateral tariff protection on one-hand, with it's unfettered access to the U.S. market on the other. Cash transfers were also important, particularly for W. Berlin, which was kept as a show-case city to undermine the East, to the tune of billions of dollars until 1989. West Berlin, itself, was an artificial construct, kept alive by the Berlin Airlift in 1948 and tens of thousands of U.S. and U.K. troops, right through 1989. East Germany, was of course, persecuted and left in the cold by the West, through coordinated pro-capitalist activity.

@tomduggan51 4 жыл бұрын

Periscope Films, Thanks for this engrossing look at everyday life in West Berlin!

@friedtofus3705 3 жыл бұрын

ngl this beat can fit in my city pop playlist 😭😭

@arnimhoffmann6559 3 жыл бұрын

aus heutiger Sicht (2021) ist die Begleitmusik wirklich grauenhaft, war aber wohl zu jener Zeit so. Dennoch eine schöne Hommage an das alte West-Berlin, jener Tage.

@Bojaxs 3 жыл бұрын

Living in West Berlin must have felt somewhat similar to living in Hong Kong.

@johnkern7075 4 жыл бұрын

I wish I knew how to speak and understand German. Germany is where my father's parents came from.

@nordicwarrior2176 3 жыл бұрын

Really?, My grandmother was from Berlin. Meine Grobsmutter war aus Berlin.😉✌️

@erik_griswold 3 жыл бұрын

The Goethe Institute offers lessons.

@scanida5070 2 жыл бұрын

3:18 Ach, diese U-Bahnen waren optisch so schön gewesen ^^

@PriestRipper 4 жыл бұрын

Top class. We'll never see it again like this.

@jagboy69 4 жыл бұрын

Yes it was and no we won't. Mother Merkel is turning it into a 3rd world shit hole. I lived there for almost 6 years and will never return.

@Matt_from_Florida 4 жыл бұрын

@@jagboy69 The entire character of the major cities in most Western European countries has followed this same multi-cultural trajectory, and for what benefit? It's *CERTAINLY NOT TO THE BENEFIT of the indigenous populations!*

@waterheaterservices 4 жыл бұрын

Qur'an sura 9 mandates the enslavement or death of us all. Reference Acts 17 Apologetics on You Tube.

@jagboy69 4 жыл бұрын

@@Matt_from_Florida You are absolutely right Matt. Call it what it is. An evil plan to destroy and destabilize civilized nations by importing and exploiting humans that dont normally get along. The WHY are they doing it is the real question. Soros is the who behind it.

@asmrfoodieuk7965 3 жыл бұрын

@@jagboy69 The why is cheap labour. Why do you think the UK left the shithole EU regime. Merkel can stick it where the sun doesn't shine.

@scratchdog2216 4 жыл бұрын

1:40 What a great concept for a fountain. Love it.

@Cjklllllllllllllllllllll Жыл бұрын

***1981***Das alte Westberlin❤

@Occasion77 4 жыл бұрын

Whats the soundtrack to this? love the horn/strings combo

@michaelhell8738 27 күн бұрын

Den Film hätte ich auch gerne in meinem Privatarchiv. Danke fürs Hochladen.

@gontzallekzeit2050 2 жыл бұрын

1981, das Jahr meines Lebens in Berlin (1980-82)

@petermill3909 3 жыл бұрын

Great footage. Do you know te exact year of it? looks more like 70s than 80s.

@larissaserendipity1053 Ай бұрын

Sehr schönes, nostalgisches Video meiner Geburtsstadt. Mich macht traurig, wie dreckig es heute überall ist und dass die Stimmung nicht so unbeschwert ist,wie im Video

@bendover9411 4 жыл бұрын

Starts out with Zamfir music!

@Tivoo99 2 ай бұрын

This video makes me feel like I'm dreaming

@msamour 10 ай бұрын

Whenever I see a music band from 80's Germany, it always reminds me of the fictional band Autobahn in the movie The Big Lebowski.

@nlpnt 2 жыл бұрын

14:41 Euro Ford Escort Mk3 wagon, even more different from the US model than the hatchbacks were. Somehow I never put two and two together on those and placed them in Germany since every original Ford photo, ad or brochure I've ever seen of one was for the UK market. And generally Opel had a huge lead over Ford in Germany while Ford had an even bigger lead over Vauxhall in Britain.

@MLE82E 3 жыл бұрын

Thought the tram was gonna hit them 5:40 ..Great and special city anyway

@adriansdarick2345 2 жыл бұрын

Mercedes Benz W123. 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪❤❤

@proberts34 4 жыл бұрын

My guess is that this is a bit of a propaganda film, aimed squarely at the East Berliners. "Look at us. We have great living arrangements, productive and fulfilling work, and more entertainment than we know what to do with. . . Come across the wall and you can partake too, and you won't have to drive a Trabi anymore."

@Bellasie1 3 жыл бұрын

The cost for crossing the border from East to West was death anyway, East Berliners/Germans were not allowed to travel beyond the Iron Curtain and the wall was built and guarded in order to prevent more defection to the West. Therefore, propaganda wasn't needed to attract East Germans to West Berlin!

@RebelRebelious 7 ай бұрын

That was the logic behind the catering on the Braunschweig to Charlottenburg military train that ran once a day. The dining was provided by the same company that operated the Orient Express. Finest cuisine for a few pence. Subsidied by the British military. Those Russian troops and DDR border guards at Marienborn and Drewitz would see allied soldiers being fed the finest dining whilst they were probably getting cabbage soup or grützwurst. All propaganda to mess with their heads.

@GoodVideos4 Жыл бұрын

There's a good video, along these lines, 'Berlin: Lesson in Survival' by International Historic Films. It was made in 1976.

@Mrfacts_ge 3 жыл бұрын

My Christ .....what a beautiful nation 😍😍❤️

@mrbrain3339 Жыл бұрын

Какой чистый и красивый город. Какие красивые люди. Чувствуется мощная культура. На заводах и фабриках работают везде белые. Что пошло не так? Почему вы повернули не туда?

@L-4-S Жыл бұрын

О, руснявий внєполітік припхaвся, ну що тaм? Взяв Київ зa 3 дня? Чого тaк бaгaто жестів доброї волі? І тaк, Східний Берлін і Східнa Німеччинa булa окуповaнa твоїмі дєдaми, і через них стрaждaли і німці і вся східнa європa. Тому тобі тут не місце, свинко.

@margritpiepes8242 Ай бұрын

Mensch! Berliner Weisse 👍👍😋😋oder Schultheiss Bier.🙄😉😋

@user-yn7tg6my9p 4 ай бұрын

Can someone explain how did this work in public parks? 1:51

@nikita_a_s Ай бұрын

In 1970-1980s, swimming in public parks was nornal. I'd born in Moscow (USSR), that was a very big city, but swimming at all lakes and rivers was legal. I'm swimming until now in summer - it's illegal, but water is clean, I haven't any health problems. I think, all modern cities must have open-air swimming places.

@daddybeagleaz907 9 ай бұрын

I would love to have done that

@pawelkot5824 Жыл бұрын

Amazing times...noone back then could imagine how shitty the future would be

@blackskullz9770 2 жыл бұрын

1:53 nice man's culture

@MostNormalMartianHeron 11 ай бұрын

Hate that too

@avronaut 4 ай бұрын

Jo, keine Ahnung, ob das mal besser war: Berlin hat fast doppelt so viele Arbeitslose, wie der Bundesdurchschnitt. Also heute ist der Titel einfach unpassend.

@ingouszkureit4380 10 күн бұрын

muß dieser zahlencode sein ???

@marisagiacoia1583 4 жыл бұрын

This is 1985?

@sonckekerbelow5203 3 жыл бұрын

1984

@killerkalleausmkiez1676 2 жыл бұрын

Wow meine Kindheit meine Stadt aber wir kommen nicht vor. Schon traurig.

@mistofoles Жыл бұрын

@0:1:52 - I say !

@MostNormalMartianHeron 11 ай бұрын

I hate that

@mistofoles 10 ай бұрын

@@MostNormalMartianHeron Hate what ??

@mistofoles Жыл бұрын

Are we sure this was the 1980s ? Must have been very early 80s if so.

@waffle4487 2 жыл бұрын

11:53 what is this？

@WehrtEuchEndlich 2 жыл бұрын

It`s the joint march of the western occupying powers USA, UK and France, who held control over Westberlin.

@GyagrusChruno 2 жыл бұрын

Military parade

@gontzallekzeit2050 2 жыл бұрын

¡Qué triste!, la mayoría de los comentarios están en inglés / Wie traurig!, die meisten Kommentare sind auf Englisch.

@Mark-yy2py 4 ай бұрын

To many, the wall represented oppression; to others, especially those who lived in West Berlin, it also represented a level of security, as no rogue or nefarious elements could easily traverse to West Berlin, due to the wall. If you will, West Berlin was like one giant gated community. Now, it’s not.