Education for Death (1943)

Original title

Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi

Directed by

Clyde Geronimi

Genre

propaganda film

Country

United States

Runtime

10 min

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 66 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This short film follows a boy named Hans from birth through his upbringing in Nazi Germany. It shows how he is molded by the Hitler Youth and other institutions to become a soldier ready for war.

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What happens

Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi is an American animated anti-Nazi propaganda short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released on January 15, 1943, by RKO Radio Pictures, shown in theaters with Fighting Frontier. The film is directed by Clyde Geronimi and principally animated by Milt Kahl, Ward Kimball, Frank Thomas, and Bill Tytla. The short is based on the non-fiction book of the same name by American author Gregor Ziemer. The film features the story of Hans, a boy born and raised in Nazi Germany, his indoctrination in the Hitlerjugend, and his eventual march to war. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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