Nazi Propaganda Films : A History and Filmography

by Giesen, Rolf

• ISBN13: 9780786438709
• ISBN10: 0786438703
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-30
• Publisher: McFarland Publishing

Summary

Hitler and the Nazis saturated their country with many types of propaganda to convince the German citizenry that the Nazi ideology was the only ideology. One type of propaganda that the Nazis relied on heavily was cinematic. This work focuses on Nazi propaganda feature films and feature-length documentaries made in Germany between 1933 and 1945 and released to the public. Some of them were Staatsauftragsfilme, films produced by order of and financed by the Third Reich. The films are arranged by subject and then alphabetically, and complete cast and production credits are provided for each. Short biographies of actors, directors, producers, and other who were involved in the making of Nazi propaganda films are also provided.

Author Biography

Rolf Giesen, a visiting professor at the Animation School of the Communication University of China in Beijing, has worked with special effects artists Albert Whitlock and Roland Emmerich, compiled a special effects collection for the German Cinematheque and has co-written several animation features

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction: All Quiet on the Western Front	p. 1
"Martyrs" of the Nazi Movement	p. 9
Triumph of the Will: The Odd Case of Leni Riefenstahl	p. 18
The Eternal Forest: Blood, Soil, and Euthanasia	p. 35
Hitler Youth: Soldiers for the Fuhrer	p. 41
The German Film Academy	p. 48
Baptism of Fire: Nazi Germany at War	p. 51
Surrounded by Enemies	p. 93
The Eternal Jew: Anti-Semitic Films	p. 118
The Great King	p. 143
Black-Out: The Home Front, or, "That's Not the End of the World"	p. 151
Gotterdammerung: Kolberg and the Fall of the Third Reich	p. 163
Filmography	p. 185
A Who's Who of Hitler Era Filmmaking	p. 233
Notes	p. 267
Bibliography	p. 275
Index	p. 279
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