| Description |
1 videodisc (205 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Why we fight series |
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Why we fight series (Dunellen, N.J.)
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| Note |
"Special Service Division information film"--1st prelim. frame |
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Some footage title information varies: The secret life of Adolf Hitler ; Howard Goldin presents "9 men in hell : the first full length film report of the famous trials." |
| Contents |
Prelude to War -- The Nazi strike -- The secret life of Hitler -- Nuremberg Trials. |
| Credits |
Prelude to War, produced by the War Department ; Nazi strike, directed by Frank Capra with the cooperation of the Research Council, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences ; Nuremberg Trials, directed by Russian filmmaker C. Svilov (an Artkino release). |
| Performer |
The secret life of Hitler, narrated by Westbrook van Voorhis. |
| Summary |
Prelude to War: began as a training video for U.S. Troops compares the "free" world to the "slave" world--the dictatorships of Germany, Italy, and Japan. Used widely as a propaganda piece, the film endures as a study of how governments survive to justify wars to those who fight them. |
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The Nazi strike: Capra's documentary depicts Germany's diplomatic and military betrayals leading up to the 1939 invasion of Poland and the events that finally led France and Britain to declare war against Hitler's regime. |
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The Secret life of Hitler: details Hitler's rise and fall. Includes footage of Hitler's final relocation from the idyllic Berghof to the Berlin compound. Features interviews with Hitler's sister and fellow inmates imprisoned with him during World War I. Footage of Eva Braun, her sister, and other women at the Berghof. |
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The Nuremberg Trials: Svilov's 1946 documentary was the first film produced about the last major event of World War II. Trial proceedings include top Nazi officials, soldiers and civilians being brought to trial for war crimes. The firsthand account provides for a source perspective on these events. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 -- Sources.
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Braun, Eva -- Sources.
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Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 -- Relations with women.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Causes.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities -- Sources.
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Nuremberg Trial of Major German War Criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946 -- Sources.
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War crime trials -- Germany -- Sources.
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Germany -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Capra, Frank, 1897-1991.
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Svilov, C.
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Van Voorhis, Westbrook, 1903-1968.
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Goldin, Howard.
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United States. War Department.
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United States. Army. Services of Supply.
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Artkino Pictures, Inc.
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| Added Title |
World War Two |
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German Front |
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Secret life of Adolf Hitler.
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9 men in hell.
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Nine men in hell.
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| Standard No. |
842718001487 |
| Music No. |
TV9D Digiview |
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