| Swastika | |
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| Directed by | Philippe Mora |
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| Starring | Adolf Hitler Eva Braun |
| Cinematography | Andrew Patterson |
| Edited by | Philippe Mora |
| Distributed by | Visual Programme Systems |
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| Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Swastika is a 1973 British documentary film by Philippe Mora. Its screening at that year's Cannes Film Festival nearly caused a riot.
Summary
A study of Nazism and the private lives of Adolf Hitler and his wife Eva Braun through newsreel clips, pre-war propaganda, documentary material and even Eva's color home movies.
Home media
It was released by Kino Lorber on DVD on 16 June 2012. The cut most actively available runs 95 minutes, eighteen minutes shorter than its original version.
See also
- Gone with the Wind, an Oscar-winning 1939 American epic romance war film mentioned in the documentary
- Triumph of the Will, a 1935 Nazi propaganda film by Leni Riefenstahl
- List of banned films
References
- "The Documentary "Swastika"". The New Yorker. 6 April 2009. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023.
- College Screens Disturbing Images of 'Swastika' - Los Angeles Times
- BFI
- Turner Classic Movies
- Festival de Cannes
- Swastika (Philippe Mora, 1974) on Vimeo
- Time Out
- Swastika: A Review on Project MUSE
- Germans ready to see Hitler as human|The World from PRX
- Video Detective
- Screen Slate
- DVD Savant Review
External links
| Films directed by Philippe Mora | |
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