Control: Film

Question 1

How many films did the Nazis make under Goebbels ?

Answer 1

Over 100 films made each year and audiences exceeding 250 million in 1933

Question 2

What happened to all film plots before production ?

Answer 2

Brought before Goebbels for inspection

Question 3

What did Goebbels realise about cinema ?

Answer 3

Many Germans were bored by overtly political films and instead love stories and thriller were given pro Nazi slants

Question 4

What is the most well known Nazi film ?

Answer 4

Hitlerjunge Quex (1933)
Told the story of a boy who broke away from a commie family and joined the HY only to be murdered by communists

Question 5

What were all film performances accompanied by ?

Answer 5

A 45 minute official newsreel which glorified Hitler and Germany and published Nazi achievements

Question 6

What did Hitler order Goebbels to do ?

Answer 6

To make Antisemitic films however these were less popular

Question 7

What is the most notable Nazi director ?

Answer 7

Leni Riefenstahl
She produced a documentary called triumph of the wall about the Nazi party conference and rally of 1934