

The major flood disaster on February 17, 1962 hit Hamburg completely unprepared. It left 315 dead and 10,000 people homeless. Almost a fifth of Hamburg's urban area was under water. In times of need, the people of Hamburg followed their young police and interior senator Helmut Schmidt, who later became Chancellor, who gained respect nationwide in those days.
Die Nacht der großen Flut was directed by Raymond Ley.
Die Nacht der großen Flut runs for 1h 30min, and was released in 2005.
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