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- ↑ "The Documentary "Swastika"". The New Yorker . 6 April 2009. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023.
- ↑ College Screens Disturbing Images of 'Swastika' - Los Angeles Times
- ↑ BFI
- ↑ Turner Classic Movies
- ↑ Festival de Cannes
- ↑ Swastika (Philippe Mora, 1974) on Vimeo
- ↑ Time Out
- ↑ Swastika: A Review on Project MUSE
- ↑ Germans ready to see Hitler as human|The World from PRX
- ↑ Video Detective
- ↑ Screen Slate
- ↑ DVD Savant Review