German TV documentary film on antisemitism (reel 7)

Identifier
irn1002503
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2001.359.1
  • RG-60.3316
Dates
1 Jan 1961 - 31 Dec 1961
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Walter Heynowski (Director)
  • Deutscher Fernsehfunk (DFF) (Producer)
  • Bundesarchiv (Germany). Filmarchiv

Scope and Content

Standard footage/stills of the Nazi annexation of Austria. The narrator says that "Globke's" anti-Jewish decrees were immediately implemented in Austria after the Nazi takeover, for which he was awarded a medal. Czech refugees on a road and scenes of the invasion of Czecholslovakia.

Note(s)

  • Other credits: Music: Hanns Eisler; Narration: Wolfgang Heinz, Herwart Grosse; Distributor: Progress Film-Vertrieb VEB. First broadcast: April 19, 1961. See Stories 3310 through 3323 on Film IDs 2506A and 2506B for entire film "Aktion J." Consult departmental files for a complete description of the individual reels (in German).

  • Film Summary: An East German propaganda film showing original documents, photographs, and witness accounts which portray the career of Hans Globke, former state secretary in the Bundeskanzleramt under Konrad Adenauer's leadership. As commentator and co-writer of the Nuremberg laws, Globke played a significant role in propagating and disseminating the antisemitic decree. This film asserts his responsibility for the Holocaust and emphasizes his outstanding political role in West Germany.

Subjects

  • GLOBKE, HANS
  • ANTISEMITISM
  • NAZI OFFICIALS
  • PROPAGANDA
  • ANSCHLUSS (ANNEXATION OF AUSTRIA)
  • REFUGEES
  • CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Places

  • , Austria
  • , Czechoslovakia
  • , Germany

Genre

  • Documentary.
  • Film
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