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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
Contributor:
MVD Visual (Firm), presenter, publisher.
Mora, Philippe, 1949- film director, screenwriter.
Becker, Lutz, screenwriter.
Lieberson, Sandy, film producer.
Puttnam, David, 1941- film producer.
Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945, on-screen participant.
Himmler, Heinrich, 1900-1945, on-screen participant.
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955, on-screen participant.
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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