Leben als Schausteller | DDR, 1987 🎡🎄✨

This TV report in the GDR's Berlin Journal from December 20, 1987 sheds light on the life of the Müller showman family. The Müller family has been operating Ferris wheels for 60 years and is a permanent fixture at the Christmas market. The article offers exciting insights behind the scenes of the showman's business, which requires a unique approach to life. “The career of a showman is a caravan,” explains Horst Müller, the fifth-generation owner and family man, who was himself born in a caravan. “You carry the love for your parents' objects in your blood and you never get rid of it.” Life in a caravan is adventurous, but not easy either. 00:00 Annual folk festivals, Christmas markets and fairs 00:22 Role of the showmen 00:40 ‘Müller`s Riesenrad’ a family business 02:22 Where do showmen live? 03:00 Interview with Horst Müller and Erika Müller 04:35 Problems in the fairground business --- Discover more unique insights into historical television archives (1952 - today) and subscribe to our channel now:    / @footageberlin   For archive research, material viewing and provision, rights clearance and commercial licensing visit: https://rbb-media.de/lizenzen/footage... --- #footageberlin #berlin #archive #christmas market #christmas #christmasmarket #ddr #gdr #ddrnostalgia