The Berlin Wall DVD

• Additional Details
• Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
• Rating: Not Rated
• Number of Discs: 1
• Run Time: 50 Minutes
• Region: Region 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Language: English
• Studio: History Channel
• DVD Release Date: December 19, 2003

It surrounded the free city of West Berlin, but it symbolized a prison for those on the outside.

• The definitive tale of one of the most hated symbols of oppression in history.
• Hear tales of those who braved the deadly No Man's Land between East and West.
• Hear tales of those who braved the deadly No Man's Land between East and West.

It was the most foreboding symbol of the Cold War, a barrier that split a people and city in two and served as a constant reminder of an ideological battle with nothing less than the fate of the world at stake. When it came down at the end of 1989, it marked a turning point in global history, and was celebrated as a victory of freedom over oppression.

MODERN MARVELS® ventures back to the bleak days in August, 1961, to see how the 103-mile Berlin Wall was erected in the once and future German capital, and examine the role that wall played as both a potent symbol and deadly divider in the conflict between East and West. Pass through Checkpoint Charlie and relive the many heated encounters between Russia and the United States where the Wall played a key role. Follow in the steps of defectors--261 of whom lost their lives braving the Wall's guards, barbed wire and traps. And experience the delirium that accompanied its destruction and dispersal to new homes throughout the globe.