Parade in Munich
Creator(s)
- Ms. Katherine Tillman
- Mr. John Vincent Tillman (Camera Operator)
- Mr. Phillip R. Sloan
Biographical History
John Vincent Tillman (1907-1956) was on a fellowship at the University of Munich studying German opera between October 1935 and the summer of 1936. Tillman recorded his travels across Germany (some via motorcycle), from small towns in the Alps to Berlin, Dresden, and Munich, on 16mm film and kept a diary. He later received a doctorate from the University of Chicago and chaired the German department of St. Louis University.
Scope and Content
Parade. Nazi banners hang from the buildings as people in costumes parade through the streets of Munich? (for Carnival?). Float poster reads "Negerdorf Neubiberg." Religious procession follows, and people heil Hitler. Panning shots of a rainy day in Munich. The city's triumphal arch and other buildings are visible.
Subjects
- CLERGY
- CHURCHES
- COSTUMES
- SWASTIKAS
- MARCHING
- GERMANS
- PARADES
Places
- Munich, Germany
Genre
- Film
- Amateur.