Directed by:
Mikhail RommScreenplay:
Mikhail RommCinematography:
German LavrovCast:
Mikhail Romm (narrator), Marlene Dietrich (a.f.), Joseph Goebbels (a.f.), Hermann Göring (a.f.), Adolf Hitler (a.f.), Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (a.f.) (more)Plots(1)
This documentary attempts to investigate the sources of fascism. It is still one of the most powerful antiwar and antifascist movies. The authors consider the nature and rise of fascism, the reasons for its appearance in Germany, the birthplace of Goethe and Mann. What forces brought odious poorly educated people to power? The documentary uses German archival footage, material shot by Hitler's personal photographer, images of concentration camps where thousands of people perished, tortured to death by the Nazis. (Moscow International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Mikhail Romm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/864/161864824_13e631.jpg)
Mikhail Romm (narrator)
Russian Empire
![Marlene Dietrich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267967_a78635.jpg)
Marlene Dietrich (a.f.)
German Empire
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
The Blue Angel (1930)
![Joseph Goebbels](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274610_d77379.jpg)
Joseph Goebbels (a.f.)
German Empire
Best movies:
Zelig (1983) - a.f.
Sunshine (1999) - a.f.
Taking Sides (2001) - a.f.
![Hermann Göring](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274613_1c66e7.jpg)
Hermann Göring (a.f.)
German Empire
Best movies:
Zelig (1983) - a.f.
Battle Inferno (1959) - a.f.
Spitfire (1942) - a.f.
![Adolf Hitler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271030_7b33cc.jpg)
Adolf Hitler (a.f.)
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation) - a.f.
The King's Speech (2010) - a.f.
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie) - a.f.
![Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274020_8bdbb2.jpg)
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (a.f.)
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Velikij polkovoděc Georgij Žukov (1995) - a.f.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) - a.f.
The Victors (1963) - a.f.
![Cab Calloway](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/097/319/97319120_59928b.jpg)
Cab Calloway (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Janet Jackson: Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (1996) (music video)
The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
![Marika Rökk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276909_fbb9b4.jpg)
Marika Rökk (a.f.)
Egypt
Best movies:
Die Frau meiner Träume (1944)
Francofonia (2015) - a.f.
![Hilde Hildebrand](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505240_7781b0.jpg)
Hilde Hildebrand (a.f.)
German Empire
Best movies:
Barcarole (1935)
The Stars Shine (1938)
Viktor and Viktoria (1933)