On August 13, 1961, Berliners woke up on a Sunday morning to find their city divided by a wall. That day became known as "Barbed Wire Sunday", marking a peak in the era of the Cold War. It felt like a complete surprise to many, but key moments in the preceding year made clear that something was brewing. On 5 August 1961 author Brigitte Reimann noted in her diary: "Yesterday evening was terrible. The Berlin crisis is escalating. We are once again teetering on the edge of war." West Berlin camera man Dieter Hoffmann filmed the events of 13 August 1961 as they unfolded, capturing the now famous moment when East German police officer Conrad Schumann leaped into the annals of history with his "Jump to Freedom". Actress Kati Szekely reflects on that fateful day and her experience making the first movie about the Berlin Wall with Armin Muller Stahl.
Broadcast In: English Duration: 0:45:10