Hitler Lives

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Hitler Lives
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Directed by Don Siegel (uncredited)
Written by Saul Elkins
Produced by Gordon Hollingshead
Narrated by Knox Manning
CinematographyDe Leon Anthony
Edited byHarry Komer
Music by William Lava
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
  • December 29, 1945 (1945-12-29)
Running time
17 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Hitler Lives (also known as Hitler Lives?) is a 1945 American short documentary film directed by Don Siegel, who was uncredited. The film won an Oscar at the 18th Academy Awards in 1946 for Documentary Short Subject. [1] [2] The film's copyright was renewed. [3]

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Earlier the same year, Siegel made his directorial debut on another short film Star in the Night (1945), which also won an Academy Award.

Production

Hitler Lives is based on the film Your Job in Germany , which was produced shortly before the end of World War II in Europe and written by Theodor Geisel (better known as Dr. Seuss). [4]

While retaining some of the original film footage, Hitler Lives was written by Saul Elkins. The film warns that the defeated German population still contains Nazi supporters and that the world must stay ever vigilant against the prospect that a new Hitler will arise within Germany. The film combines dramatized content mixed with archive footage. The crematoriums of a concentration camp are shown, only using "victims" to describe those murdered (without mentioning that they were Jewish). Finally, the film warns against fascism in the United States.

Cast

Legacy

In 1947, Rosalie Allen released a single, Hitler Lives, with The Black River Riders on RCA Victor. [5]

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References

  1. "New York Times: Hitler Lives". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2008.
  2. "The 18th Academy Awards (1946) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  3. "Catalog of Copyright Entries 3D Ser Vol 27 PTS 12-13". U.S. Govt. Print. Off. 1973.
  4. "Oscar's Docs, 1941–45: Bravery and Bias". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved January 1, 2009.