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Mein Kampf (1960)

Mein Kampf (1960)

Documentary

The Never Before Shown Truth of Hitler's Reich

Release Date: 1960, April 24
Directors: Erwin Leiser
Countries: Germany, Sweden
Production: Minerva Film
Cast: Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Brüning, Friedrich Ebert, Franz Pfeffer von Salomon, Walther Rathenau, Franz von Epp, Marinus van der Lubbe

Overview:

Using exclusively archival footage, Erwin Leiser traces the rise and collapse of the Third Reich, from Adolf Hitler’s early years to the devastation of Europe and his suicide in 1945. The film draws heavily on material produced and preserved by the Nazi propaganda apparatus to confront the mechanisms, imagery, and consequences of totalitarian power.

Keywords:

world war ii 1940s 1930s nsdap (nazi party) adolf hitler third reich (iii reich 1933-45) historical documentary war documentary