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Occult roots of Nazism : secret aryan cults and their influence on Nazi ideology / eine Produktion der Elisabeth Müller Filmproduktion ; in Koproduktion mit Arte und WDR ; buch, schnitt, regie, Rüdiger Sünner.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- National socialism and occultism.
- National socialism and folklore.
- Mythology, Germanic--Political aspects--20th century.
- Mythology, Germanic.
- Mythology, Norse--Political aspects--20th century.
- Mythology, Norse.
- Antisemitism--Germany--History.
- Antisemitism.
- Germany.
- History.
- Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Schutzstaffel.
- Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei.
- Racism--Germany--History.
- Racism.
- Genre:
- Nonfiction films.
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (90 min.) : digital, sound, color with black and white sequences
- Other Title:
- Originally released as: Schwarze sonne : Mythologische Hintergründe des Nationalsozialismus
- Title on website landing page: Black sun
- Place of Publication:
- [Brooklyn, N.Y.] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2014]
- Language Note:
- In German with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Black Sun sheds new light on the sources of Nazi ideology by examining its occult roots in the world of myths, symbols and fantasies. The film uses interviews, rare archival footage and contemporary scenes shot in historic locales throughout Germany to chronicle how the Nazis used these mythological foundations to develop Nazism as a political religion, with the SS conceived as a "Holy Order" defending "Aryan light" from the "Jewish-Bolshevik darkness." While the film documents the nationalist mystical beliefs that infused National Socialism, the film also reveals the disturbing perpetuation of these beliefs among certain cult groups in Germany today, reflecting an ongoing search for salvation, inspiration and messianic leaders.
- Participant:
- Narrators, Peter Fitz, Hanns Zischler.
- Credits:
- Camera, Michael Bertl ; music, Manalos Vlitakis, Ian Melrose ; editors, Christhart Burgmann, Ute Casper.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Previously released in 2009.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed August 11, 2014).
- Publisher Number:
- if-bs Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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