German TV documentary film on antisemitism (reel 12)

Identifier
irn1002509
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2001.359.1
  • RG-60.3322
Dates
1 Jan 1961 - 31 Dec 1961
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

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

Scope and Content

Footage of deportations from the Warsaw ghetto (identified as Hungarian deportation), Soviet soldiers liberating Lublin in July 1944. The accused in the dock at the Majdanek trial. Scenes of Lugano, Switzerland, where Globke went on the advice of his doctor in 1944. Battle scenes and a quote from Globke about how he has destroyed most of his uniform. Shots of Russian soldiers raising the flag over the destroyed Reichstag. Globke is sought as war criminal number 101. Shots of the corpses of Globke's three bosses, Goering, Frick, and Himmler. Photo of his fourth boss, Konrad Adenauer. The narrator stresses how important Globke's role is in the government of West Germany. Footage of Adenauer speaking is overlaid with footage of Hitler speaking. The narrator points out that the Communist party is once again forbidden, as it was under the Nazis. Racial hatred too is on the rise in West Germany.

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

  • GOERING, HERMANN
  • ADENAUER, KONRAD
  • HITLER, ADOLF
  • GLOBKE, HANS
  • FRICK, WILHELM
  • HIMMLER, HEINRICH
  • DEPORTATIONS
  • REICHSTAG
  • TRIALS
  • WARSAW GHETTO
  • PROPAGANDA
  • NAZI OFFICIALS

Places

  • , Switzerland
  • Warsaw, Poland
  • , Germany
  • Lublin, Poland

Genre

  • Film
  • Documentary.
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