Hitler's Children (1943)

Directed by

Irving Reis, Edward Dmytryk

Genre

drama film, propaganda film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film is set in Nazi Germany. It shows the brutal training and indoctrination of young people in the Hitler Youth. Two young characters are caught up in this harsh system.

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What happens

Hitler's Children is a 1943 American black-and-white war film made by RKO Radio Pictures. The film stars Tim Holt, Bonita Granville and Kent Smith and was directed by Edward Dmytryk from an adaptation by Emmet Lavery of Gregor Ziemer's book Education for Death, which had previously been adapted as a Disney animated short film. The film was among the most financially successful produced by RKO Studios. It is known for its portrayal of brutality associated with the Hitler Youth, represented particularly by two young participants. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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