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The Wonderful Horrible Life Of Leni Riefenstahl

An extensive two-part look at Leni Riefenstahl (1902-2003), German filmmaker known mainly for her infamous propaganda efforts for the Nazi Party and the 3rd Reich and for her contributions to the aesthetics of film and photography which usually regarded as vast.

Director : Ray Mueller

Production Year : 1993

Duration : 183

Language : English, German

The Fatal Attraction of Adolf Hitler

This BBC documentary seeks to answer how did Hitler manage to win the support of the majority of the German people? And to what extent did they share his goal of the mass murder? It argues that most Germans came, after January 1933, to support Hitler because of their belief that he had brought to an end the hardships of the economic depression and the humiliations of Versailles Treaty and points out that by 1936, having fallen to his "fatal attraction," probably over 90% of the German people were, in some degree, supporters of the Nazi regime. What does emerge clearly from the film is the fact that a very large...

Production Year : 1989

Duration : 87

Language : English

Hitler: A Balance - The Seducer

Episode in a six-part series that surveys the life and figure of Hitler comprehensively. Includes many interviews and also original excerpts that were not seen until today. This episode Der Verfuehrer, deals with Hitler's leadership ability, his power of appeal and his ability to draw the masses after him.

Director : Maurice Philip Remy, Guido Knopp

Production Year : 1995

Duration : 50

Language : German

The Nazis - Man of Our Time, Adolf Hitler

Based on archival footage, this program, part of a five parts series about Nazi Germany, presents a psychological and military portrait of Hitler.

Production Year : 1989

Duration : 59

Language : English

Hitler - A Balance: The Private Man

First episode in a 6-part series that surveys the life and figure of Hitler comprehensively. Includes many interviews and archival excerpts that were not seen until production of the program. This episode, Der Privatmann, deals with Hitler as a private person, starting with his childhood until his rise to power as leader of Germany in 1933.

Director : Maurice Philip Remy, Guido Knopp

Production Year : 1995

Duration : 43

Language : German

Map of the Ghettos - Minsk

This documentary film is making use of archival material of Ghetto Minsk

Director : Liran Atzmor

Production Year : 2005

Duration : 1

Language : Silent Film

Why We Fight - The Nazi Strike, The Battle Of Russia

Episodes 5 and 6 in the six-part documentary propaganda series Why We Fight, directed by the Hollywood cinema director Frank Capra. Films in the series were produced in cooperation with the US Army war department during 1942-1945 and were distributed among soldiers of the US Army and the American public. The films are based on American newsreels and enemy films that fell into Allied hands. They also include graphic maps and diagrams that were prepared by the war department and animation that was produced by the Walt Disney studio.

Director : Frank Capra

Production Year : 1943

Duration : 121

Language : English

German Newsreels no. 513 (3/7/40), 514 (10/7/40).

Newsreel no. 513 (3 July, 1940): Germany's endless columns stream into conquered France. NSDAP welfare aids French civilian refugees; liberating German POWs. French POWs - the black brothers of the French infantry. German engineers spearhead French reconstruction. Back to normal in Amsterdam and Brussels. Publishing Westfront in Paris. Parisian crowds hear German peace terms. Hitler visits Parisian landmarks - La Madeleine, Plasce de la Concorde, Arc de Triomphe, Trocadero and Eiffel Tower (with Albert Speer). Germany's navy prepares for war with Britain - Fleet Admiral Raeder arrives in Flanders; he...

Production Year : 1940

Duration : 45 46

Language : English, French, German

Why We Fight - Prelude to War, Divide and Conquer

The two first episodes of a 6-part documentary propaganda series: Why We Fight, directed by the Hollywood film director Frank Capra. Films of the series were produced in partnership with the War Dept. of the US Army. The films are based on American news diaries and enemy films that fell into allied hands. They also include graphic maps and diagrams that were prepared by the War Dept and animation that was produced by the Walt Disney studios.

Director : Frank Capra

Production Year : 1943

Duration : 111

Language : English

Your Job in Germany - Our Job in Japan

This tape consists 2 films produced by the US Army Information and Education Division for use by Americans stationed in post war Germany and Japan.

Production Year : 1946

Duration : 32

Language : English

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