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Overview of Germany, the German character, and lust for conquest

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2001.358.1 | RG Number: RG-60.3015 | Film ID: 2390

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    Overview of Germany, the German character, and lust for conquest

    Overview

    Description
    US propaganda film about "The German personality" and its national psyche and history.
    Reel 1 shows panoramic views of the German countryside, its people, music, schools, offices, and factories ('a modern, educated, musical, industrious nation'); dead and living victims of Nazi concentration camps; crematoria, gas chambers, victims' clothing, and articles made of human skin; and victims of Nazi atrocities in Rome, Lublin, Belgium, and Malmedy. Describes the lack of democracy in medieval Germanic states through World Wars I and II focusing on an ideal German soldier named Karl Schmidt. Shows German "lust for conquest" with troops marching during World Wars I and II in contrast to US freedoms, equal rights, and the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
    Film Title
    Here is Germany
    Duration
    00:10:34
    Date
    Production:  1945
    Locale
    Germany
    Rome, Italy
    Lublin, Poland
    Belgium
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
    Contributor
    Director: Frank R. Capra
    Producer: United States. Army. Signal Corps.
    Director: Anatole Litvak
    Biography
    Frank Capra was an Italian American film director, producer, and writer born in Italy and raised in Los Angeles from the age of five. Capra became one of America's most influential directors during the 1930s, winning three Academy Awards for Best Director from six nominations, along with three other Oscar wins from nine nominations in other categories. Among his leading films were "It Happened One Night" (1934), "You Can't Take It with You" (1938), and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939).

    Capra served in the US Army during World War I and became naturalized shortly thereafter. He reenlisted after Pearl Harbor and was offered a commission as a Major at the age of 44. Chief of Staff George Marshall bypassed the US Army Signal Corps and assigned Major Capra the job of producing seven propaganda films (the Why We Fight series) that would be seen less as propaganda pieces and more as the inspiring films that Capra had made.

    After World War II, Capra's career declined as his later films, such as "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946), performed poorly when they were first released. Outside of directing, Capra was active in the film industry, engaging in various political and social issues. He served as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, worked alongside the Writers Guild of America, and was head of the Directors Guild of America.

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Genre/Form
    Propaganda.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Good
    Time Code
    10:00:40:00 to 10:11:14:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2390 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Master 2390 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Master 2390 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Master 2390 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2390 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2390 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2390 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2390 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    • User
    • User 2390.1 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w
      User 2390.2 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w
      User 2390.1 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w
      User 2390.2 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w
      User 2390.1 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w
      User 2390.2 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w
      User 2390.1 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w
      User 2390.2 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    Public Domain
    Conditions on Use
    To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

    Keywords & Subjects

    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in September 2001.
    Copied From
    35mm MPC; b/w
    Film Source
    United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 157
    Source Archive Number: 111 OF 11 R1
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:49:27
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