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198627 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Return to Dresden

198627 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Forty years after a bombing raid destroyed Dresden, a gala marks the reopening of one of Europe's most beautiful opera houses.

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Martin Duckworth

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Forty years after a bombing raid destroyed Dresden, a gala marks the reopening of one of Europe's most beautiful opera houses.

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Martin Duckworthdirector

Allan Brownwriter

Conrad Ferdinand Meyerwriter

Earl Penningtoncast

Frances Hyland

Frances Hylandcast

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Dresden's Semperoper, one of Europe's most beautiful opera houses, reopened in 1986, marking 40 years since the city was devastated by Allied bombing in 1945. The gala event featured a Canadian navigator from one of the bomber planes, returning to the city he once attacked. His visit symbolizes a mission of peace, as he confronts the legacy of destruction and meets the people who were once considered enemies. The documentary captures this moment of reconciliation and renewal in a historic city.

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