Hitler and Film
The Führer's Hidden Passion

يبدو أنَّ الولع بالسينما كفن لا يفرق بين الزعماء وبين عامة الناس، يحكي مثلًا رشاد كامل في كتابه " لغز السادات" عن ولع السادات بفن التشخيص و الأفلام السينمائية حتى أنَّه في ليلة الثورة دخل السينما لمشاهدة فيلمين عرضتهما إحدى دور السينما، واستعمل بعد ذلك السينما بمهارة لمهاجمة العهد الناصري، لكن استعم......more

A very interesting book, but not the best I've read on Nazi Cinema. Perhaps the book's problem is caused by the subject matter. Hitler, of course, was running an entire country, of which the film industry was not the most important part. Hitler intervened in the film industry and made some key decisi......more

This is a fascinating account of how Hitler recognised and used the power of film as an instrument of persuasion and justification, and how he influenced the German film industry, Niven contends far greater than hitherto recognised. It covers Hitler's choice of films for personal viewing, including......more

This is a truly fascinating book about Hitler's (and the Third Reich's) relationship with film. I believe in time it will become the definitive book on the subject. The Nazis used the cinema to promote German patriotism and national unity -- sometimes directly; sometimes via metaphor. Quite tellingl......more