Hitler and Film: The Führer's Hidden Passion

by Bill Niven

Book Overview

An expos of Hitler's relationship with film and his influence on the film industry

A presence in Third Reich cinema, Adolf Hitler also personally financed, ordered, and censored films and newsreels and engaged in complex relationships with their stars and directors. Here, Bill Niven offers a powerful argument for reconsidering Hitler's fascination with film as a means to further the Nazi agenda.

In this first English-language...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300200366
• ISBN13: 9780300200362
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.2"