Men Who Filmed for Hitler, The

Subtitle

True story of Germany’s news cameramen, The

Synopsis

Stories behind Third Reich newsreel footage, as told by Hitler’s personal cameraman, Walter Frentz, and other film makers working under the Nazi regime. Four hundred of the 1200 cameramen put into the field from 1939 to 1945 died, and those who survived were under constant surveillance by the Nazi party. Göbbels’own film chief, Fritz Hippler, tells how he was sentenced to death for defying policy in 1943, then sent to the Russian front as a private. His surviving photographs of Hitler and Eva Braun are shown here.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 83 min.

Year of production

1983

Availability

Sale; 1995 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)

Subjects

History

Keywords

Hitler, Adolf; Nazi Germany; newsreel films; propaganda films; World War II

Credits

Director

Hans-Günther Stark

Producer

Tony Stratton-Smith

Writer

Tony Stratton-Smith

Production Company

Name

Charisma Films Ltd

Distributor

Name

Labyrinth Video

Phone

020 7482 3907

Fax

020 7267 3289

Address

32 Leighton Road
Kentish Town
London
NW5 2QE

 

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