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The double headed eagle : Hitler's rise to power, 1918-1933 /

Charts the stealthy rise of the Nazi Party in the wake of World War I, as witnessed from the perspective of a neutral bystander. Rather than offering a contemporary interpretation of history, the film allows the disturbing saga to unfold on its own terms using footage from newsreels, home movies and...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: British Film Institute, Kino International Corporation, Visual Programme Systems Ltd
Other Authors: Lieberson, Sandy, Puttnam, David, 1941-, Becker, Lutz, Mora, Philippe, 1949-
Format: Video DVD
Language:German
Language Notes:In German with English subtitles.
Published: New York, NY : Kino International Corp. : 2006.
Subjects:
Hitler, Adolf, > 1889-1945.
Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei > History.
National socialism > Germany > History.
Germany > History > 1918-1933.
Germany > Politics and government > 1918-1933.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Foreign films.
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Summary:Charts the stealthy rise of the Nazi Party in the wake of World War I, as witnessed from the perspective of a neutral bystander. Rather than offering a contemporary interpretation of history, the film allows the disturbing saga to unfold on its own terms using footage from newsreels, home movies and extracts from musicals and documentaries from 1918-1933 to illustrate the end of the Weimar and the rise of Adolf Hitler and national socialism in Germany.
Item Description:Originally produced in 1973 by Visual Programme Systems.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, black and white with tinted color sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Writers, Lutz Becker, Philippe Mora ; editor, David Mingay.