Bertha Benz: The Journey That Changed Everything 

Gillette: let's demonise men for feminism. Mercedes Benz: Let's encourage women for supporting their husbands and other women.

This is how you make a commercial and a history lesson. Thanks Mercedes.

Little girl: *IS THAT EVEN AN AMG?*

As an automobile enthusiast, this is quite simply one of the greatest stories ever told.

For all those people who don't know history, everything presented in the video is true. Bertha Benz is a legend and the woman that gave Karl Benz his first sale. Respect! She was an engineer, a marketeer ,an investor and business partner.

She lived to be almost a hundred years old, she must have seen So much innovation and change, including the automobile industry going from nothing to being huge.

Why is the best looking, most emotional video I've seen in a long time a 4 minute commercial by a car company? Good one, MB.

This is why Mercedes is not just a car company... It IS the car company.

"are you trying to poison your carriage horses" 'no I am the future’

Mercedes should bring us a whole movie about their first car just like Ford did about Ken Myles and the Ford GT.

Gives me chills every time I watch this video. Their contribution lives and will still live on! True ENGINEERING.

Once in a while, when I am feeling not good, I come back to this video to get inspiration/motivation. Never stop believing in yourself, don't let people take you down. Thank you so much Mercedes!!

What is even more cool is that her husband, Carl, being the engineer that he was, told her it wasn't yet ready to show the public. So while he was asleep, Bertha took her children and the car out herself. One could say she was also the first car thief :-) But I admire her spunk and determination.

This was filmed in Romania, some parts were shot right next to my house in Sibiu. I had no clue about what they were filming, but it looks really good !!😊😊😊

That's a pure piece of art and commercial at the same time, Literally I'm crying!

I am honored to work and be a member of Mercedes. I work in a very good factory in Bremen

I want a movie with this story )

It is amazing that the first automobile company is still rocking today

Can’t believe that she lived almost for a hundred years in 19th century.

She Just Not Drove A CAR, She had drove an industry ❤

This is the only car commercial that I would watch again.

This actually looks like an intriguing film, the scene was so powerful, the music.....Everything Ahhhhh Mercedes 🙏🏻

Everytime i see it i cry. ..thankyou so much Bertha....thankyou for what you did for us....

I have seen this video 5 times and its still impressive.

Love how Karl was all nervous and shy about his invention and Bertha just wasn't having any of it.

I thought at first that this was a movie trailer... beautiful. And I wish it actually WERE a full-length movie.

Wow. Hats off and three cheers to director Till Endemann. Everything in this short four minute story -- and I mean EVERYTHING -- the editing, the background music, the casting, the squealing pigs, the preacher taking a dump.... BRILLIANT. More emotional and moving that most two hour movies!!

I am extremely honored by the fact that this was filmed in a German space, the village of Kastenholz in Transylvania... no wonder people love the medieval decor, Saxon houses, faces of people, extremely well chosen. Long live Mercedes-Benz Co!

Bertha Benz , the original Wonderwoman ...

She passed away in 1944. That is so recent. She helped inventing the first ever car and probably also saw rockets flying in the 1940s. We achieved so much in one single lifetime! It truly amazes me what humans can achieve in such a short time.

we still consider Mercedes Benz as a magic to this day.

Truly inspiring.Seeing it repeatedly. Watch her face brimming with confidence when the pharmacist asks-" Are you trying to poison your horses?!!"

Hats off to the production team behind this advert 😁

Well she DID believe in herself That made her brave enough To prove her husband that His invention is worth Something. This changed the world forever.

Wow. Commercial of the decade. Go Mercedes Benz. I was Service Manager at Auto Haus, Pompano. What a history lesson, strong acting, excellent atmosphere and period props, superb music, amazing history message. Thank you.

I just love how Mercedes is still replying to people's comments rather than shrugging it off.

Cecilie BERTHA Ringer BENZ was a bold German visionary long before the spoke of female empowerment. She changed the world as we know it. Even as a minor, she asked her father to emancipate her so that she could take her dowry in advance and invest in the small business that her fiancé Carl Michel Vaillant Benz was starting there in Pforzheim. They later moved to Manheim, where they founded a metallurgist interprise, in which Carl created his prototype used for the patent application, granted in January 1886. For THREE years, through magazine advertisements, newspapers and exhibition fairs, he tried unsuccessfully to sell his product but nobody wanted it, it was thought that it was much more practical (and cheap) to use a horse than that "contraption". This led to the bankruptcy of the Benz family metallurgist, with the attachment of all machines and equipment for auction. Only the small vehicle was left, even the bank didn't want it. But Bertha believed in the invention of the desperate and desperate husband and secretly planned to help him. In the early hours of August 5, 1888, with the help of his teenage sons, Eugen and Richard, she moved away from home and started the engine of Patent Wagen No. 3 (the first two were very fragile and unstable - no one had actually run satisfactorily with them) and undertook one of the most important journeys in the history of mankind. At that moment she just wanted to save her family. After sixty-six miles to her hometown of Pforzheim, she not only publicized her husband's upbringing, getting the first clients, but revolutionized the world: She was the very FIRST PERSON to truly DRIVE a car - and not by meters (as Carl) but by HUNDREDS OF KILOMETERS; It started the world auto industry (August 5, 1888 is the official birth for this feat); Created Product Engineering, there is no car factory without it. His critical observations and emergency modifications throughout the journey, later passed on to Carl, made for a better product. And saved the man she loved. Julio Cesar Gaudioso

This was the first ad I've watched and didn't want it to end. Fantastic story, shooting and editing. Hilarious shot with the priest! Good job Mercedes!

This bring me tears for some reason

Now that is what innovation is which revolutionized the world! Powerful Marketing! One of the best videos uploaded so far on RU-vid...!

Carriage? Carriage! Carriage - car! That maight be the history of the car word. I've never thought of it before.

Bertha Benz: An icon. Her swag, attitude and confidence level is amazing

I just watch this, just no words, apart from the car what she did and more in her time is simply incredible

it's a powerful advertisement from Mercedes-Benz that tells a brief story of its modest beginnings. Kudos to the creators of this compilation. Cheers, from an AMG G63 G-Wagon driver.

Bertha: Baby, I’m going to take the car out for a spin. Karl: ‘k

That's the most powerful video I have seen in youtube

I have watched this masterpiece video a hundred times over & shown to many of my friends. Moves every time! I love Germany & Benz.

Just discovered this masterpiece. This is how an ad is made. Its been a long long time since a commercial moved me like this !

I always skip ads, and rarely comment on RU-vid. This...is something I had to watch to the end! 4 minutes is a record for someone like me, as I efficiently skip every single Google ad, all the time. Then and I had to come here to watch it again and comment. First I didn't know what kind of ad this was. A movie? But as soon as I saw the lady, it became very clear. For how bad advertising and marketing have become these days, in some rare cases the message is wonderfully delivered in style. I am personally fascinated by the story of Bertha, I have always admired the success of Mercedes cars, form an engineering point of view, and enjoyed their comfort for 40 years. I must often mention Bertha, in those conversations with others, when talking about cars. Some people don't know the whole story, and when talking about the history of cars, many have the bad habit of saying the "F" word (not f**k). Advertising must continue as a process of branding, and in this case you had all the elements to make a successful ad, emotional and beautiful to watch, at least for my taste: 1) Quanlity 2) Historical facts 3) Original idea for a movie Had you changed one single bit, I would have skipped. The movie was perfect. And that little girl, just another powerful element. Finally you chose the right date to publish this movie, I suppose it was no coincidence. What would we be riding today, if it wasn't for a woman? Thank you Bertha!

Don't know why but this made me pretty emotional. Her determination to achieve her goal no matter what others feel is pretty motivating. "The Best or nothing at all" - Karl Benz

I'm in tears 😭.. she's a legend.

Worth a recommendation! Thank you YT! This one deserves a movie. Kudos to Mercedes

The complexity and precision in the choreography and acting is incredible. Go back and view it again, note the continuous flow of changing, but perfect camera angles, perfect facial responses, lighting, scenes, etc... This video required a lot of time, money, talent and props. Very impressive.

This might be one of my favorite videos ever on youtube

Unquestionably the finest advert ever made. Everyone involved deserves the highest praise

Bertha Benz would be proud to see Mercedes Benz as the most valuable car brand currently.

She fixed the damn thing everytime it broke down.. Thats what i remember when i read it her story in a book somewhere..

1888: a Benz breaks down in the middle of nowhere 2019: my Benz still breaks down in the middle of nowhere

That girl who acted, her expressions were so class. She acted so well

this is so well made it made me cry

Are you trying to poison your horses?! Bertha: Ew who uses horses

They need to make a kit for her. Like a “S560B” for Bertha and design it especially for long road trips. A baby Maybach with a 800hp electric motor

This video has me in tear, nothing is emotional than reminding yourself what you’re fighting for, and never stop doubting yourself.

There are so many videos about Bertha Benz, this is masterpiece of them. Ive watched at least 20 times.

Imagine if she drove an S-Class at that time. 😂

Now I understand my passion for mercedes Thank you Bertha.♡ You made me cry alone here mercedes ♡

Germany has always produced the best engineers of all time

what a lovely commercial and history ❤️

This makes me a proud owner of Mercedes Benz.

The hostility would make sense if there were no steam locomotives at the time. However I am glad her story is being told, and Mercedes Benz should name a car or something in her honour.

In the last 2 Years I have literally watched it over 20 times......... I don't know why, it just makes me feel good, To look at the invention that was going to change the basic definition of travelling.....

This is an amazing video the whole time I was watching it I did not feel it was a commercial I felt like it was a well directed movie and your history with cars is amazing thank you Bertha Benz!

I’m a BMW lover and enthusiast... BUT Mercedes is BOSS 👍🏼

The background music is the phenomenal

This should be a movie that would be cool

Please i beg you make this as an actual movie. I will be the FIRST to watch on the theater. This video makes me shivers, wow.

Does it come with a 4.0 litre v8?

This actually looks like a scene from a Hollywood movie based on the life of Bertha Benz. It's just perfect.

The best commercial ever in the history of TV or internet. The responsible for this, is a genius....would deserve an OSCAR

Love the shot at the end. The Eyes and the look. First despair for being abandoned and then inspired.

I love Mercedes!! Respect from Japan!!!!🇯🇵🇯🇵

That is why I love Germany and German brands. Because they have their own humble beginnings. Either it is Adidas Or Puma, or Mercedes or BMW, they rose from the ash and reach to the top. Mercedes is brand I really wanted to own one day when I am self sufficient enough to buy it because Mercedes cars are history in itself.

That's absolutely great!

This definitively should be a full movie! It so powerful and inspiring, because was real!

I got chills already. Please, I want a movie about this story!

However this ended up in RU-vid I am thankful. This is exactly what I needed to see, being different and thinking different will always provoke ridicule from those that only think like the crowd!

Astounding, Heartwarming, Revolutionary HOW has this story never been told!?

As always Mercedes never stops to amaze me , when I saw the first commercial of AMG I was 15 , since then I’ve been crazy behind Mercedes. Very inspiring. No other automobile companies can replace Mercedes.

1800s people when they see a Mercedes: WITCH WITCH! 2020s people when they see Mercedes: das a nice car you got there brother

This..is a masterpiece that made me cry

Thank you to everyone involved in the first and best car company in the world

She had the balls that her husband did not.

Public releations level 100! Gut gemacht!

I can imagine myself as that little girl.... Inspired....♥️

That is the absolute best Mercedes Benz commercial I have ever seen. Wow 👍👍

I already knew this story. But it's fascinating every time. The video is very well done

Filmed in Sibiu, Transylvania, Romania

I feel that I’m watching Sherlock Holmes (Mercedes Benz Version)🕵🏻‍♂️.

Great and powerful lesson. Loved it, and the little girl, she looked hopeful, confident of her future.

This was the fastest 4 minutes of my life!!