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The first rally of Germany's Protestant Reich Church was held at the Sports Palace in Berlin, and attracted 20,000 German Christians, but a speech by the keynote speaker, Berlin church leader Reinhold Krause, was so extreme in its anti-Semitism that it discredited the Nazi-supported institution. Dr.
While not as highly regarded as films of the preceding Weimar Republic era, [citation needed] the films of Nazi Germany, mainly made under control of Joseph Goebbels, hold a fascination for many, [citation needed] both as historical documents of one of the most important periods of 20th century history, as well as for their own artistic merit.
It is an adaptation of Bernhard Kellermann's 1913 novel Der Tunnel about the construction of a vast tunnel under the Atlantic Ocean connecting Europe and America. It premiered at the Capitol Theatre in November 1933. [2] A separate French version was also produced. In 1935 the film was remade in Britain with the same title.
In 1933, two of the stories that had a strong antiwar theme were turned into films. The first story, Death in the Morning was turned into The Eagle and the Hawk released in May 1933. His second story, The Bird of Prey became the basis of Ace of Aces , which was shot in the summer and came out in October 1933.
1933 marked a transitional year for the German film industry following the Nazi seizure of power and the beginnings of centralisation of the studios under the control of Joseph Goebbels' Ministry of Propaganda. A number of films faced censorship issues and several received only limited releases.
This is a list of the most notable films produced in Germany of the Weimar Republic era from 1919 until 1932, in year order. This period, between the end of World War I and the advent of the Nazi regime , is considered an early renaissance in world cinema, with many influential and important films being made.
American attorney Carl Steelman (Sanders) stuns his German-born parents by telling them that he is a member of the German American Bund. His father (Ludwig Stössel), a loyal American, is particularly incensed. When Carl attends a Bund meeting, his colleague Ernst Reiter divulges that he has been called back to Germany to be trained as a saboteur.
Captured! (aka Fellow Prisoners) is a 1933 American pre-Code film about World War I prisoners of war in a German camp. [N 1] The film was directed by Roy Del Ruth and stars Leslie Howard and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. [3] Captured! was based on the short story "Fellow Prisoners" (1930) by Sir Philip Gibbs.