From Caligari to Hitler poster

What does Cinema know, that we don't?

From Caligari to Hitler

7.420151h 54mAA

DocumentaryHistory

Film journalist and critic Rüdiger Suchsland examines German cinema from 1919, when the Republic of Weimar is born, to 1933, when the Nazis come into power. (Followed by Hitler's Hollywood, 2017.)

Directed by Rüdiger Suchsland

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Movie screenshots & stills

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CAST

The people behind the story

Rüdiger Suchsland

Rüdiger SuchslandSelf - Narrator (voice)

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Hans Henrik WöhlerSelf - Narrator (voice)

Volker Schlöndorff

Volker SchlöndorffSelf - Filmmaker

Fatih Akin

Fatih AkinSelf - Filmmaker

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Thomas ElsaesserSelf - Film Historian

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Eric D. WeitzSelf - Historian

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Elisabeth BronfenSelf - Cultural Critic

Fritz Lang

Fritz LangSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)