סרט תעודי ב- 2 חלקים המבוסס על רצף סרטי ארכיון המתעדים את תולדות גרמניה הנאצית.
חלק א': עליית המשטר הנאצי, פרוץ מלה"ע ה-2, פולין, הבליץ בבריטניה, דנמרק, נורבגיה, ארצות השפלה, צרפת, יוגוסלביה, יוון, צפון אפריקה, ברית המועצות, פרל הארבור וכניסת ארצות הברית למלחמה, תחילת הפתרון הסופי. חלק ב': תבוסת גרמניה והעמדת מנהיגיה למשפט. כניעת גרמניה, החזית בצפון אפריקה, החזית הרוסית, הכניעה ללא תנאי, התאבדות המנהיגים והעמדתם למשפט פומבי בנירנברג (Nuremberg).
Volume 8 in "Europe: The Mighty Continent", a 13 parts documentary TV series that examines the history of the continent. Actor Peter Ustinov and historian John Terrine bring to life the trends, technology and tides of fortune that have so drastically reshaped Europe since 1900.
Rise of the Dictators:
Demoralized by years of depression, Europeans were ready for new leaders and new solutions. The strident voices of German National Socialism are heard. Film clips show Hitler amidst the Nordic pageantry of the 1934 Nazi party rally. In Italy, Mussolini addressed a huge throng of "Health and Joy"...
This series traces the history of Europe between 1900 and 1975 and includes film clips and photographs from documentary archives. Segment analyzes the events of World War II in Europe focusing on the unprecedented destruction of civilian populations. Discusses the Nazi extermination camps and their brutality against Jewish and Slavic peoples
An Episode in "The World: A Television History", a documentary series on the history of the world, based on the Times Atlas of World History. The 1929 crash of the American stock market preceded a decade of worldwide depression in which the defeated nations of WWI seemed to suffer most. Germany turns to Hitler and his promises of regained glory and WWII begins. A three-cornered contest of democrats, Nazis and Communists for the future of the world leads, among other things, to Communist control of China. Italy and Japan's attempts at empire building are also discussed. Archival footage and map illustrations.
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.
Documentary film that deals with Herman Goring (1893-1946) one of the heads of the Nazi regime, Reichsmarshal and commander of Hitler's air force. The film surveys his activity in the party and the Nazi leadership, his service as a pilot in the First World War, his various roles, his relations with Hitler, his family, his place in the annihilation of the Jews and others, his failure in the battle over Stalingrad, his arrest, being brought to justice at Nuremberg and his suicide.