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197496 minPGdocumentary

6.8/ 10(14 ratings)• TMDB

Swastika

197496 minPGdocumentary

6.8/ 10(14 ratings)• TMDB

Eighteen minutes of footage from Eva Braun's color home movies appear alongside newsreels and propaganda from the Nazi regime.

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Philippe Mora

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Eighteen minutes of footage from Eva Braun's color home movies appear alongside newsreels and propaganda from the Nazi regime.

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Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun appear in personal moments captured through home movies and propaganda footage. Swastika presents a look at Nazism from 1933 to 1945, using newsreels and documentary material to illustrate the regime's impact on everyday life in Germany. The film features clips from Leni Riefenstahl's Triumph of the Will and references the 1939 film Gone with the Wind. It was directed by Philippe Mora and screened at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival.

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See rare home movies of Eva Braun.
Meet Adolf Hitler through personal footage.
Find out about the film's Cannes controversy.

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The film was screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 1973.
The DVD was released by Kino Lorber on 16 June 2012.
The available cut of the film is 95 minutes long, shorter than the original.

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Who directed the documentary Swastika?

Swastika was directed by Philippe Mora.

When was Swastika released on DVD?

Swastika was released on DVD by Kino Lorber on 16 June 2012.

What is the runtime of the cut version of Swastika?

The cut version of Swastika runs for 95 minutes.

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Cannes Film Festival

1973 • Official selection

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