Swastika (1974)

Director:

Philippe Mora

Writers:

Lutz Becker, Philippe Mora

Stars:

Eva Braun, Galeazzo Ciano, Albert Einstein

Cast

Credited cast:
Eva Braun	...	Herself (archive footage)
Galeazzo Ciano	...	Himself (archive footage)
Albert Einstein	...	Himself (archive footage)
Josef Goebbels	...	Himself (archive footage)
Hermann Göring	...	Himself (archive footage)
Heinrich Himmler	...	Himself (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler	...	Himself (archive footage)
Benito Mussolini	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jesse Owens	...	Himself (archive footage)
Joachim von Ribbentrop	...	Himself (archive footage)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

nazi | independent film

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Genres:

Documentary | War

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Details

Official Sites:

Kino Lorber [us]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

September 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hagekorset

Company Credits

Production Co:

Visual Programme Systems

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

When the film opened in Paris, a stolen print from a cinema screening of the film was found strewn before a monument to victims of Nazis in a local cemetery. A bomb was also found in a cinema showing it, but it failed to go off. The incidents were attributed to an anti-fascist group.

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Connections

Features Der ewige Jude (1940)

User Reviews

Fantastic documentary in the Riefenstahl style

Philippe Mora was the person who as a 19 year old film student discovered the now well known personal films of Eva Braun (that would make a fine film in itself). This fascinating color film footage is incorporated into this un narrated documentary along with a wide assortment of original Nazi newsreels and propaganda films to present life in Nazi Germany from 1933-45 as seen through the propaganda filmmakers (and Eva's) camera lens. A wonderful classical music score accompanies. This film is quite rare and is generally unavailable. I believe it was nominated for an award (or won an award). Nevertheless,if you get a chance to see it, buy it, etc, do it. It is the best documentary film on Nazi Germany of it's kind with much never before seen original footage.