Directed by:
Rüdiger SuchslandScreenplay:
Rüdiger SuchslandCinematography:
Harald SchmuckCast:
Udo Kier (narrator), Hans Albers (a.f.), Heinz Rühmann (a.f.), Zarah Leander (a.f.), Ilse Werner (a.f.), Marianne Hoppe (a.f.), Leni Riefenstahl (a.f.) (more)Plots(1)
Nearly a thousand feature films came out of Third Reich cinema, produced between 1933-1945. As shown in Rüdiger Suchsland’s film Hitler’s Hollywood, the body of work included blockbusters, propaganda, and entertainment that did their best to mirror the Hollywood mystique. Armed with their own themes and celebrities, the films produced under the Third Reich made for a heavily censored yet influential period in German cinematic history. Suchsland takes us on an unfiltered journey through the history of this cinematic era, honing in on the underlying subliminal and overt messages of the films and their continued presence in the modern world. (Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Johannes Heesters (a.f.)
Netherlands
Best movies:
The Moon Is Blue (1953)
Otto - Der Film (1985)
1½ Knights -- In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde (2008)
Brigitte Helm (a.f.)
German Empire
Best movies:
Metropolis (1927)
The Devious Path (1928)
L'Atlantide (1932)
Paul Henreid (a.f.)
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Casablanca (1942)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
Margot Hielscher (a.f.)
German Empire
Best movies:
Der Zauberberg (1982)
Emil Jannings (a.f.)
Switzerland
Best movies:
The Last Laugh (1924)
Jealousy (1925)
Faust (1926)
Pola Negri (a.f.)
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Madame DuBarry (1919)
The Wildcat (1921)
Bella Donna (1923)
Magda Schneider (a.f.)
German Empire
Best movies:
The Girl and the Legend (1957)
Die Deutschmeister (1955)
Playing at Love (1933)
Kristina Söderbaum (a.f.)
Sweden
Best movies:
Der große König (1942)
Karl May (1974)
The Great Sacrifice (1944)
Anton Walbrook (a.f.)
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Die vertauschte Braut (1934)
The Red Shoes (1948)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
Hannah Arendt (a.f.)
German Empire