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Nazi propaganda film about people with disabilities

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2004.740.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4051 | Film ID: 2708

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    Nazi propaganda film about people with disabilities

    Overview

    Description
    A propaganda film which laments the waste of money and other resources spent on caring for the mentally disabled and ill, at the expense of the "healthy" population. German intertitles describe the scenes. Film opens with busy street scenes, people going about their daily lives in the city. Switch to rural scenes, people farming, manual labor. Scenes of a Nazi parade and crowds at a huge outdoor rally. Flags flying, people saluting. A shot of the entrance to the "Silberhammer" mental institution; camera pans briefly around the surrounding countryside. The exterior of the institution, which appears neat and well-cared for. Male residents of the institution are shown harvesting potatoes. Interior with women holding hands. More shots of the large, comfortable institution contrasted with dirty, crowded street where "healthy" people are forced to live. Ragged clothing hangs on a line, group of children look down from an open window. More shots of disabled men and women, accompanied by nurses. Doctors attend to disabled patients. Disabled people drinking milk and eating bread. Medical personnel fastening straitjackets around patients. Shots of individuals; more nurses attending to patients. An adult woman cries and looks into the camera. Interior of the institution's kitchen; more feeding scenes and close-ups. Patients restrained in their beds. Shots of members of the same families, to illustrate heredity. Last shots show "healthy" Germans engaging in various activities. Hitler Youth, SS, others in various uniforms of the Nazi party.
    Duration
    00:12:28
    Date
    Event:  1935
    Production:  1935
    Locale
    Germany
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Bundesarchiv Filmarchiv
    Contributor
    Producer: Rassenpolitisches Amt der NSDAP

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Propaganda.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Fair
    Time Code
    10:11:27:00 to 10:23:55:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2708 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - small
      Master 2708 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - small
      Master 2708 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - small
      Master 2708 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - small
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2708 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2708 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2708 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2708 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Conditions on Use
    Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the Bundesarchiv in Berlin, Germany in 2004.
    Note
    Translations of the titles in the film can be found in departmental files.
    Copied From
    16mm
    Film Source
    Bundesarchiv (Germany). Filmarchiv
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 4248
    Source Archive Number: 22582 (B 70419)
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:48:12
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