Underplayed Gems

Hitlers 50. Geburtstag (1939)

Hitlers 50. Geburtstag poster
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
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How it feels

This is a German newsreel film from April 1939 documenting the celebrations for Hitler's 50th birthday in Berlin. It shows the official festivities and public events arranged for the occasion.

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What happens

Hitlers fødselsdag 20. april 1939 er en film med ukendt instruktør. Denne Ufa-ugerevy blev første gang vist for offentligheden den 25. april 1939 - 5 dage efter Hitlers 50 års fødselsdag. Filmens historiske sagkyndige, dr. Fritz Terveen: "I anledning af Hitlers 50 års fødselsdag den 20. april 1939 skulle det tyske folk have en udførlig beretning om højtidelighederne, der fandt sted i Berlin. Til dette formål blev der givet befaling til en "storindsats" fra ugerevyens side. Forberedelsen til optagelserne lå, således som det var blevet almindeligt ved alle offentlige stats- og partiforanstaltninger i det tredje rige, i hænderne på en særlig teknisk arbejdsgruppe, der stod under rigspropagandaministeren." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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