From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses

2015    1h 54m
Documentary, Biography, History
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Focuses on the Weimar Republic (1918-1933) and its 'collective spirit' in cinema. The purpose of film as a cultural tool is examined. Based on celebrated sociologist Siegfried Kracauer's seminal book 'From Caligari to Hitler' (1947).
Directed By
Rüdiger Suchsland
Written By
Rüdiger Suchsland
Studio
ZDF, LOOKS,

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Cast of From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses
  • Rüdiger SuchslandSelf - Narrator (voice)
  • Hans Henrik WöhlerSelf - Narrator (voice)
  • Volker SchlöndorffSelf - Filmmaker
  • Fatih AkinSelf - Filmmaker
  • Thomas ElsaesserSelf - Film Historian
  • Eric D. WeitzSelf - Historian
  • Elisabeth BronfenSelf - Cultural Critic
  • Fritz LangSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
  • Ernst LubitschSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
  • Friedrich EbertSelf - Politician (archive footage)
  • Joseph GoebbelsSelf - Politician (archive footage)
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