De Nuremberg à Nuremberg
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| De Nuremberg à Nuremberg | |
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 The destruction of the Reichsparteitagsgelände stone swastika by the US Army in 1945 serves as an iconic cue in the documentary | |
| Directed by | Frédéric Rossif |
| Written by | Philippe Meyer |
| Produced by | Jean Frydman |
| Starring | Philippe Meyer |
| Narrated by | Philippe Meyer |
| Edited by | Marie-Sophie Dubus |
| Music by | Vangelis |
| Distributed by | Éditions Montparnasse |
Release date |
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Running time | 180 or 238 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
De Nuremberg à Nuremberg (fr: "From Nuremberg to Nuremberg") is a French documentary film about the Third Reich by Frédéric Rossif, with text written and read by Philippe Meyer, produced by Jean Frydman.[1]
The title is a reference to both the Nazi mass Nuremberg Rallies held in Nuremberg from 1933, at the beginning of the regime, and to the Nuremberg Trials (1945-1946), after its fall.
Two versions of the film, a short and a long one, respectively cut into two or four parts.
The 180-minute version is divided into two parts:[2]
- Celebration and Triumph: the first part starts with the Nazi Party meeting held in Nuremberg on 15 September 1935, named Triumph of the Will.[Note 1] It ends with the death of Stefan Zweig, on 13 February 1942.[Note 2] This part focuses on the rise of Nazism, followed by the war of conquest of the Third Reich and its allies.
- Defeat and Judgement: this part open with a description of Resistance movements in Nazi-occupied Europe, highlighting the differences of views between the various groups, especially Communists versus others. It ends with the execution of Nazi leaders following the Nuremberg Trials and with extracts of a theatre play by Peter Weiss, Investigation on Auschwitz,[Note 3] played in Berlin 20 years after her capture by Allied forces. This part focuses on the gradual withdrawing of German forces facing pressure from the Allies, the rise of Resistance actions, and the eventual defeat of fascist Italy, German Reich and of Japan; the later trial examines the atrocities committed during the war.
The 238-minute version is divided into four parts:
- Celebration and Triumph
- Time for Resistance
- The decisive Turn
- Defeat and Judgement
Technical data
- Realisation : Frédéric Rossif
- Music : Vangelis
- Genre : documentary
- Editing : Marie-Sophie Dubus[3]
- Production year : 1988
- Publication year : 1989
- Country : France
- Language : French
- Production : Antenne 2
- DVD publisher : Éditions Montparnasse