Swastika (film)

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Swastika
Directed by Philippe Mora
Written by
  • Lutz Becker
  • Philippe Mora
Produced by
Starring Adolf Hitler
Eva Braun
CinematographyAndrew Patterson
Edited byPhilippe Mora
Distributed by Visual Programme Systems
Release dates
  • May 1973 (1973-05)(Cannes)
  • 21 November 1973 (1973-11-21)(BFI London)
  • 17 January 1974 (1974-01-17)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Swastika is a 1973 British documentary film by Philippe Mora. [1] [2] [3] [4] Its screening at that year's Cannes Film Festival nearly caused a riot. [5]

Contents

Summary

A study of Nazism and the private lives of Adolf Hitler and his wife Eva Braun through newsreel clips, pre-war propaganda, documentary material and even Braun's color home movies. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Home media

It was released by Kino Lorber on DVD on 16 June 2012. [12] The cut most actively available runs 95 minutes, eighteen minutes shorter than its original version.

See also

References

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