Linen from Ireland (1939)

Original title

Leinen aus Irland

Directed by

Heinz Helbig

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a Jewish businessman who exploits a small Irish linen factory. It aims to spread anti-Semitic and anti-British propaganda by portraying the businessman as a corrupt outsider.

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What happens

Linen from Ireland (German: Leinen aus Irland) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Heinz Helbig and starring Otto Treßler, Irene von Meyendorff, and Friedl Haerlin. It was part of an ongoing campaign of anti-Semitism in German cinema of the era, and was also intended to discredit the governance of the old Austro-Hungarian Empire. By the time of the film's release in October 1939, Britain and Germany were at war, so it was also useful in creating anti-British sentiment. It was made as a co-production between the German company Bavaria Film and the Austrian Wien Film which had been created following the Anschluss of 1938. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert A. Dietrich and Artur Gunther. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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