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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.
- 10 Triumph of The Will
- 9 Jud Suss
- 8 I Accuse
- 7 Homecoming
- 6 Hitler Youth Quex
- 5 The Great Love
- 4 The Rothschilds
- 3 Uncle Kruger
- 2 The Eternal Jew
- 1 Stukas
This documentary film recorded the events and speeches of the Nazi Congress of Nuremberg in 1934. As with his book, Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler used this film to spread his ideas to the public. The movie shows giant crowds of cheering people, parades, firework displays, and signs of power and abundance. Throughout the film, there are messages of hope ...
This film was loosely based on a true story from the 1700s. As a new duke, Karl Alexander of Wurttemberg appoints a Jewish banker, Joseph Oppenheimer, to advise him on financial affairs. When Oppenheimer raises taxes for German citizens, both men get rich. The duke rewards Oppenheimer by allowing Jews into the town, so they migrate in large numbers...
In 1941, Ich Klage An, or I Accuse, succeeded in convincing thousands of Germans to agree with the Nazi’s T4 program, which mandated the mass execution of people with terminal illnesses and disabilities. The story centers around a beautiful young woman who is married to a doctor who is finally moving up in his career. She is sweet, cheerful, and th...
In 1939, Hitler publicly announced the invasion of Poland to rescue the “abused German people.” This film was created to show the German people his fictional story that justified his actions. In the film, German immigrants in Poland are depicted as an abused minority. Their homes and schools are taken over by the Polish police, they are highly taxe...
In this movie, a sweet boy named Heini, nicknamed “Quex” or “Quicksilver,” is being beaten by his Communist father and struggles to survive. Heini meets Nazi boys his own age. They are kind to him, and he finally feels as though he belongs to a sort of family. Heini overhears his parents’ Communist friends planning to blow up a Nazi building with d...
Made in 1942, The Great Lovewas the story of a German army lieutenant named Paul who falls in love with a famous singer named Hanna. When Paul has to return to war, Hanna sings a soul-crushing love ballad, “Ich Weiss es Wird Einmal ein Wunder Geschehen,” a song of being separated from the love of your life. It quickly became an internationally famo...
Made in 1940, this movie tells the story of how the Rothschild family made their fortune in the 1800s. They steal money and then lie to manipulate the stock market to make even more. At one point in the movie, one of the Rothschilds says, “We can make a lot of money but only if there is a lot of blood.” They eventually become millionaires by benefi...
This movie takes place in South Africa in the Orange Free State where the Boers (people of German and Dutch descent) lived. England starts a war with the Boers. While the men are at war, the women are gathered into concentration camps. England also enlists native African people to fight with them against the Boers. As shown in the video clip above,...
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. In this documentary, Jews are compared to swarms of ...
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. He goes back to Germany, watches an opera, and gets over his woes once he remembers his deep love for his country. At the end of the movie, the soldier actually laughs about how much “fun” it was to bom...
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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.
- Leni Riefenstahl
- 28 March 1935
- Reichsparteitag-Film
- Herbert Windt
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?
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Triumph of the Will: Directed by Leni Riefenstahl. With Adolf Hitler, Max Amann, Martin Bormann, Walter Buch. The infamous propaganda film of the 1934 Nazi Party rally in Nuremberg, Germany.
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- Leni Riefenstahl
- Not Rated
- Documentary, History
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.
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.
