When does the silent film screening take place?

The screening takes place on Friday, November 13, 2026, at 6 PM.

How long does the film evening last?

The event is scheduled from 6 PM to 8 PM. The silent film shown lasts about 80 minutes.

Where is the event taking place?

The venue is Friedenskirche Hamborn, Duisburger Straße 174, 47166 Duisburg.

What is the film about?

The historical silent film portrays Duisburg as a port and industrial city on the Rhine and Ruhr and shows city views from the 1920s.

Is the event suitable for history and film enthusiasts?

Yes. The evening combines historical film art with insights into Duisburg's city history and is particularly aimed at visitors interested in cultural and regional history.

Experience Duisburg 1926 Live: Historical Film Art Between Port, Industry, and Memory

Name: Silent Film Screening – Duisburg 1926
Start: 2026-11-13T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-13T20:00:00+01:00
Location: Friedenskirche Hamborn

Duisburg 1926: A City Awakens in Flickering Images

An evening takes you back to Duisburg during the Weimar Republic: The 80-minute silent film Duisburg, the Port and Industrial City on the Rhine and Ruhr opens a historical window onto a city between the Rhine, Ruhr, harbor basin, and smoking industrial plants. In the Friedenskirche Hamborn, film history, city chronicle, and regional memory culture meet.

A Cinematic Portrait of the Port City

The historical footage portrays Duisburg as a powerful economic location and urban living space. Port facilities, transportation routes, and industrial working environments shape the visual memory of this early city film production. The camera observes a city in transition and preserves moments that partially vanished irretrievably during the 20th century.

Between Rhine, Ruhr, and Heavy Industry

The film makes visible how closely Duisburg's identity was tied to waterways, trade, and heavy industry. Its images possess documentary value and at the same time a peculiar poetic power: Moving crowds, ships, industrial facilities, and city views combine into a visual dramaturgy of the industrial age.

City History as a Stage Experience

The Friedenskirche transforms into a special screening room for this evening. Between sacred architecture, concentrated theater atmosphere, and the flickering light of the screen, a stage experience emerges that makes historical film art directly tangible. The black-and-white aesthetics of the footage invite viewers to see familiar places from a new perspective.

A Documentary Perspective with Lasting Impact

A previous commented screening of the film sparked great interest from the audience and connected the film presentation with discussions about Duisburg's city history and regional identity. Thus, the event stands in a lively tradition of cultural-historical film evenings where archival material doesn't stay in the museum's cabinet, but becomes a shared memory.

Conclusion: Experience Duisburg in Original Images

This silent film screening promises a concentrated journey into the past of the port and industrial city. Those who want to experience Duisburg, its working world, and its topographical development from an unusual perspective will discover moving images of great historical clarity here. An evening for film lovers, history enthusiasts, and everyone who wants to experience city history live on the screen.