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List of Nazi propaganda films. The following is a list of German National Socialist propaganda films. Before and during the Second World War, the Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda under Joseph Goebbels produced several propaganda films designed for the general public.
Triumph of the Will (German: Triumph des Willens) is a 1935 German Nazi propaganda film directed, produced, edited and co-written by Leni Riefenstahl. Adolf Hitler commissioned the film and served as an unofficial executive producer; his name appears in the opening titles.
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- Stukas. Luftwaffe Aerial Combat Footage • Ju-88 Me109 Me-110 Stuka. The main character is a soldier who has become “shell-shocked”—in modern terms, has post-traumatic stress disorder—from his experiences in the war.
- The Eternal Jew. German Propaganda Films (1941) This film is one of the most direct, over-the-top, anti-Semitic documentaries ever made. Even Joseph Goebbels, the Minister of Propaganda for the Nazis, called the original cut of the movie “too pushy” and knew that audiences would not believe all the negative things said about the Jewish people.
- Uncle Kruger. 1941 LE PRÉSIDENT KRUGER (OHM KRUGER) This movie takes place in South Africa in the Orange Free State where the Boers (people of German and Dutch descent) lived.
- The Rothschilds. The Rothschilds filmdie rothschilds aktien auf waterloo 1940. Made in 1940, this movie tells the story of how the Rothschild family made their fortune in the 1800s.
Nazism and cinema. Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels, and others watch filming at Ufa, 1935. Nazism made extensive use of the cinema throughout its history. Though it was a relatively new technology, the Nazi Party established a film department soon after it rose to power in Germany.
YearTitle1933S.A.-Mann Brand (dir. Franz Seitz, Sr.) ...1934Ich für dich, du für mich i.e., I for ...1935* Hermine und die sieben Aufrechten i.e., ...1936Das Schönheitsfleckchen i.e., The Beauty ...This footage shows Joseph Goebbels, Nazi minister for propaganda and public education, speaking at the September 1935 Nazi Party Congress in Nuremberg. In the speech, Goebbels--a fanatic antisemite--linked Bolshevism with international Jewry and warned Nazi party members of an alleged international Jewish conspiracy to destroy western civilization.
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Aug 2, 2016 · While this reading highlights films with a direct connection to propaganda, the German film industry was very active during the Nazi years, also creating “entertainment” movies like romances and comedies. In what ways might those also have had a role as propaganda? What purpose can entertainment in the media serve for a government?
Home. Nazi Germany (1933-1945) Propaganda. Source (13/47) Print View. Abstract. Perhaps the most famous Nazi propaganda film, Triumph of the Will has been the source of much discussion since its premiere in 1935.
