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Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography
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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. As Joseph Goebbels, who was in charge of propaganda for Nazi Germany, said, "The essence of propaganda consists in winning people over to an idea so sincerely, so vitally, that in the end they succumb to it utterly and can never escape from it." One type of propaganda that the Nazis relied on heavily was cinematic.
This work focuses primarily 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.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1978828 in Books
- Published on: 2003-06
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 295 pages
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"Historically useful...well researched, nicely illustrated." --Classic Images
"Informative...unique." --Midwest Book Review
"Notes and other references are significant." --Communication Booknotes Quarterly
About the Author
Rolf Giesen is a film historian and writer living in Berlin.
Customer Reviews
A straightforward, extensive, and sober scholarly resource
Written by experienced film historian and writer Rolf Giesen, Nazi Propaganda Flims: A History And Filmography is an informed and informative encyclopedic compilation feature films and feature-length documentaries created between 1933 and 1945, expressly to fuel the propaganda needs of the Nazis. Some of the discussed works were produced expressly on the order and the financing of the German Reich. A straightforward, extensive, and sober scholarly resource about a dark chapter in film history, Nazi Propaganda Films is a unique contribution to Cinematic History Studies collections and a seminal addition to Nazi Studies supplemental reading lists.
