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The film was released at a pivotal point in Nazi rule following the massive losses of the 6th Army at the Battle of Stalingrad and was an attempt at reinvigorating the German population. The film provided visual relief from the war and, as one of the few fantastical films produced by the Ministry of Propaganda, represented a rare opportunity ...
This made-for-TV-movie starts on the last day (October 14, 1944) of Rommel's life with a talk between him and generals Wilhelm Burgdorf and Ernst Maisel. In this talk the generals present incriminating material. They say Rommel has the choice between suicide and a trial before the Volksgerichtshof. After this scene the last months of his life ...
Opfergang (The Great Sacrifice or Rite of Sacrifice) is a 1944 German film directed by Veit Harlan. [1] It is based on Rudolf G. Binding's work of the same title, with alterations for propaganda purposes. [2] Unlike other Harlan films of the era, Opfergang does not include explicit Nazi messages, but instead features more subtle Nazi motifs and ...
German-Austrian-Czech co-production Love & Mazel Tov Wolfgang Murnberger: Verena Altenberger, Maxim Mehmet, Dieter Hallervorden: Comedy: a.k.a. Love and Mazel Tov a.k.a. Schönes Schlamassel. German-Austrian co-production Madison: A Fast Friendship Kim Strobl: Felice Ahrens, Florian Lukas: Family: German-Austrian co-production
The Tunnel (German: Der Tunnel) is a made-for-television German film released in 2001 and loosely based on true events in Berlin following the closing of the East German border in August 1961 and the subsequent construction of the Berlin Wall. [1] Roland Suso Richter directed the film. [1]
Homecoming (German: Heimkehr) is a 1941 Nazi German anti-Polish propaganda film directed by Gustav Ucicky. [1] Filled with heavy-handed caricature, it justifies extermination of Poles with a depiction of relentless persecution of ethnic Germans, who escape death only because of the German invasion.
The Great King (German: Der große König) is a 1942 German drama film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Otto Gebühr. [1] It depicts the life of Frederick the Great, who ruled Prussia from 1740 to 1786. It received the rare "Film of the Nation" distinction. [2] It was part of a popular cycle of "Prussian films".
The story of the film takes place during World War II in Norway, focusing on the heroes of the resistance movement who undertake dangerous missions behind enemy lines to combat the Nazi German occupation. The protagonist of the story is a young man named Oscar.