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Menschen im Sturm (1941)

Menschen im Sturm poster
Directed by
Fritz Peter Buch
Genre
propaganda film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A German drama set in the Balkans pushes a message that divides Serbs and Croats. The story follows characters caught in ethnic conflict during World War II.

propagandisticangrymanipulativetensenationalisticdivisiveheavy-handed

What happens

People in the Sorm (German: Menschen im Sturm) is a 1941 German drama film directed by Fritz Peter Buch and starring Gustav Diessl, Olga Tschechowa and Hannelore Schroth. It was an anti-Serbian propaganda and part of a concerted propaganda push against Serbs, attempting to split them from the Croats. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Kuhnert and Artur Nortmann. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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