It is an unknown chapter of the German post-war history: On April 23rd, 1949, the kingdom of the Netherlands occupied German soil as a pledge for demanded war reparations. Part of the annexed territories was also the small municipality of Elten. While the people of Elten were initially afraid of the occupation, the time “with Holland” actually became a miracle of prosperity and economy about which many people from Elten still rave today. The occupation period ended with the largest organized smuggling in the history of the federal republic of Germany. The Documentary shows this in never before released 8 mm footage!
Unfortunately the movie Spielball der Weltpolitik – Als Elten niederländisch wurde is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Camera | Eddy Zimmermann | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Dietrich Duppel | Director |
| Writing | Dietrich Duppel | Screenplay |
| Camera | Oliver Kratz | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jens Boeck | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Augusto Castellano | Sound |
| Production | Jorge Bogalho | Production Manager |
| Production | Juliane Hribar | Producer |
| Sound | Lukas Seiler | Sound |
| Editing | Jens Greuner | Editor |
| Crew | Thomas Kamp | Editorial Staff |
| Production | Nadine Neumann | Producer |
| Crew | Pierre Bandt | Mix Technician |
| Crew | Christiane Hinz | Editorial Staff |
| Production | Rebecca Zaubel | Production Manager |
| Production | Reinhardt Beetz | Producer |
