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Swastika / MVD Entertainment Group presents ; written by Lutz Becker and Philippe Mora ; produced by Sanford Lieberson and David Puttnam ; directed by Philippe Mora.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD DD247.H5 .S894 2026
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- War.
- Documentary.
- History.
- Propaganda, German.
- Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.
- Hitler, Adolf.
- Braun, Eva.
- Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei.
- Germany--History--1933-1945.
- Germany.
- Germany--Social conditions--1933-1945.
- Local Subjects:
- War.
- Documentary.
- History.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Historical films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- monochrome
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Oaks, PA : MVD Visual, [2026]
- Language Note:
- German dialogue; English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD, all regions; NTSC; full screen (1.33:1); Dolby Digital 2.0 mono.
- digital
- optical
- mono
- Dolby digital 2.0
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- all regions
- Summary:
- A controversial documentary exploring Nazi Germany through rare archival footage and Eva Braun's home movies, Swastika juxtaposes public propaganda with intimate glimpses into Hitler's private life. The film offers a disturbing look at the banality of evil and the power of imagery in shaping a totalitarian regime.
- Participant:
- Benito Mussolini, Heinrich Himmler, Albert Einstein, Eva Braun, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels.
- Credits:
- Director, Philippe Mora.
- Notes:
- Title from disc label.
- Originally released as a documentary film in 1973.
- Full screen (1.33:1).
- Special features: Filmmakers discussion; manipulation and nazi propaganda featurette; interview with Albert Speer; color film in Nazi germany; Picturing the Myth of Leni Riefenstahl audio track; introduction by John Petropoulos.
- OCLC:
- 1575251838
- Publisher Number:
- 760137193234
- MVD19323D MVD Visual
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