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"The main character, the mechanic Behnke, wants to join the Nazi party to secure a good living. However, after his Jewish neighbors are taken away, he changes his views. Trying to remain 'a non-political man', he withdraws from reality and becomes a Nazi laborer"--Container.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: DEFA, Icestorm International, Inc, University of Massachusetts (Amherst campus)
Other Authors: Staudte, Wolfgang, 1906-1984, Esser, Paul, Korb, Irene, Deickert, Karl-Heinz
Format: Video VHS
Language:German
Language Notes:In German with English subtitles.
Published: Northampton, MA : Icestorm International in association with the University of Massachusetts, [1999]
Subjects:
Germany > Politics and government > 1918-1933 > Drama.
Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei > Drama.
National socialism > Drama.
Middle class > Germany > History > 20th century > Drama.
Germany > Social conditions > 1918-1933 > Drama.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, German.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:"The main character, the mechanic Behnke, wants to join the Nazi party to secure a good living. However, after his Jewish neighbors are taken away, he changes his views. Trying to remain 'a non-political man', he withdraws from reality and becomes a Nazi laborer"--Container.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1949.
A foreign film (East Germany).
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (80 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS format.
Production Credits:Director, Wolfgang Staudte ; screenplay, Wolfgang Staudte & Erwin Klein ; production manager, Herbert Uhlich ; script, George Schaaffs ; director of photography, Bruno Mondi ; music, H.W. Wieman.