German TV documentary film on antisemitism (reel 7)

Identifier
irn1002504
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2001.359.1
  • RG-60.3317
Dates
1 Jan 1961 - 31 Dec 1961
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Walter Heynowski (Director)
  • Bundesarchiv (Germany). Filmarchiv
  • Deutscher Fernsehfunk (DFF) (Producer)

Scope and Content

Part 2 (repeats some of Reel 7, part 1). Invasion of Czechoslovakia. A faked-looking photo of Stuckart and Globke at a conference relating to the future of the protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Film of a Jewish family of three as they leave their home, presumably to be deported. The narration says that this scene was filmed by an SS troop and discovered in Prague. The suitcases carried by the family are echoed in the next shot, which shows the piles of suitcases at Auschwitz. Spotlight on a document that purports to prove, by virtue of the fact that he was exempted from military service, that Globke was essential to the carrying out of deportations in Europe. Photos of locations where Globke vacationed are superimposed over footage of German soldiers on the Eastern front.

Note(s)

  • Other credits: Music: Hanns Eisler; Narration: Wolfgang Heinz, Herwart Grosse; Distributor: Progress Film-Vertrieb VEB. First broadcast: April 19, 1961. See Stories 3310 through 3323 on Film IDs 2506A and 2506B for entire film "Aktion J." Consult departmental files for a complete description of the individual reels (in German).

  • Film Summary: An East German propaganda film showing original documents, photographs, and witness accounts which portray the career of Hans Globke, former state secretary in the Bundeskanzleramt under Konrad Adenauer's leadership. As commentator and co-writer of the Nuremberg laws, Globke played a significant role in propagating and disseminating the antisemitic decree. This film asserts his responsibility for the Holocaust and emphasizes his outstanding political role in West Germany.

Subjects

  • DEPORTATIONS
  • NAZI OFFICIALS
  • DOCUMENTS
  • CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  • LUGGAGE
  • GLOBKE, HANS
  • PROPAGANDA
  • AUSCHWITZ

Places

  • , Germany
  • , Czechoslovakia
  • Prague, Czechoslovakia

Genre

  • Documentary.
  • Film
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