Die Sieben vom Rhein

Die Sieben vom Rhein is an East German documentary film directed by Andrew and Annelie Thorndike.[ 1] [ 2] It was released in 1954. Thorndike made the film with his wife Annelie; it was made as part of the "Germans at the Same Table" campaign, and documented the visit of a West German workers delegation from the Ruhr to an East German steel factory in Riesa.[ 3] [ 4] According to author Bert Hogenkamp, "even political opponents had to admit that Andrew and Annelie Thorndike had made a masterpiece".[ 4]