In the land of eagles and crosses
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | In the land of eagles and crosses |
| Country of production | GDR |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1981 |
| length | 96 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Joachim Hellwig |
| script | Joachim Hellwig |
| production | DEFA studio for documentaries |
| music | Kurt Zander |
| camera | Archival material |
| cut | Jutta Nikolova |
| occupation | |
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In the Land of Eagles and Crosses is a documentary by the DEFA studio for documentaries by Joachim Hellwig from 1981 .
action
This film shows the interdependencies between politicians' claims to power and the interests of business and industry in Germany between 1914 and 1945. The basis for the detailed documentation is the Nuremberg war criminals and industrialists trial and the people sitting in the dock. Starting with the demolition of the swastika in the VIP box of the leader on the Nazi Party Rally Grounds in Nuremberg especially the history of Adolf Hitler and his associates and sponsors since the beginning of the First World War to the end of the Second World War followed.
The last ten minutes of the film deal with the military rearmament in western Germany. But it is also shown how large parts of the German population rebel against the right-wing activities of some circles of the "forever yesterday".
production
In the Land of Eagles and Crosses with the subtitle Pictures from German History , which does not appear in the film, was produced by the Artistic Working Group Futurum as black and white film and partly in color. The texts are by Helmut Baierl and Karin Freiberg , the dramaturgy was in the hands of Ulrich Burkhardt . In this compilation film , in addition to the documentary recordings, excerpts from the following feature films were shown: Despite everything! , The Nibelungs , Friesennot , The Blue Angel , Krupp and Krause , Pour le Mérite , Stronger than the Night , Germany Calling, The Great Dictator , The Gleiwitz and Stukas case .
The festive world premiere took place on January 29, 1981 in the Kosmos cinema in Berlin .
criticism
The Lexicon of International Films states that this is one of the few DEFA productions that deals with the Hitler phenomenon. It is about the interest of capital and its influence on politics, as it is interpreted in the sense of Marxist historiography.
Web links
- In the land of eagles and crosses in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- In the land of eagles and crosses at filmportal.de
- In the land of eagles and crosses on DEFA Foundation
Individual evidence
- ↑ Berliner Zeitung of January 22, 1981, p. 10
- ↑ In the Land of Eagles and Crosses in the Lexicon of International Films