A doumentary film. The Nazis plundered cultural property from every territory they occupied. This was conducted in a systematic manner with organisations specifically created to determine which public and private collections were most valuable to the Nazi regime. As the Allied forces bombed Germany’s cities and historic institutions, the Nazis began storing the stolen artworks in salt mines and caves for protection from Allied bombing raids. One of these salt mines was in Altaussee in Austria. As the Allied troops approached the salt mine, Gauleiter August Eigruber gave orders to blow it up. The destruction was prevented at the last minute.
Details
Cinematographer
Matthias Kind
Color
color-black & white
Copyright Owner
Florianfilm
Director
Petra Dorrmann
André Schäfer
Distributor
New Docs
Dubbing
English
Genre
Documentary
Language
English
German
Duration
52
Original Title
Hitlers Mona Lisa
Hitler's Mountain of Stolen Art aka Hitler's Schatz im Berg