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]
| Swastika | |
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| Directed by | Philippe Mora |
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| Produced by | |
| Starring | Adolf Hitler Eva Braun |
| Cinematography | Andrew Patterson |
| Edited by | Philippe Mora |
| Distributed by | Visual Programme Systems |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Summary
editA 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 Eva's color home movies.[6][7][8][9][10][11]
Home media
editIt was released by Kino Lorber on DVD on June 16, 2012.[12] The cut most actively available runs 95 minutes, eighteen minutes shorter than its original version.
See also
edit- Gone with the Wind, an Oscar-winning 1939 American epic romance war film mentioned in the documentary
- Triumph of the Will, a 1935 Nazi propaganda film by Leni Riefenstahl
- List of banned films
References
edit- ^ "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