Hitlers Frauen

original title:
Hitlers Frauen
other titles:
Hitler's Women
country / year of production:
Germany / 2001
original length:
6x45 min. , color
premiere:
25 April 2001
genre:
Documentary
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director:
Stefan Brauburger , Oliver Halmburger
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plot synopsis:
This documentary deals in six parts with women who had a close relation to Adolf Hitler. Eva Braun, Magda Goebbels, Winifred Wagner, Zarah Leander, Leni Riefenstahl and Marlene Dietrich, they all had very important, but different roles in Hitler's life. The documentary shows them privatly and politically, as friends, lovers and enemies of the dictator.
keywords:
made-for-TV film , women during wartime , propaganda , resistance, opposition , media , censorship
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Guido Knopp. Hitlers Frauen und Marlene. München: Goldmann, 2003.

Nerin E. Gun. Eva Braun-Hitler. Leben und Schicksal. Kiel: Arndt, 1994.

Anja Klabunde. Magda Goebbels. Annäherung an ein Leben. München: Bertelsmann, 1999.

Brigitte Hamann. Winifred Wagner oder Hitlers Bayreuth. München: Piper, 2002.

Paul Seiler. Zarah Leander. Ich bin eine Stimme. Berlin: Ullstein, 1997.

Rainer Rother. Leni Riefenstahl. Die Verführung des Talents. Berlin: Henschel, 2000.

Werner Sudendorf. Marlene Dietrich. München: Dt. Taschenbuch-Verl., 2001.
remarks:
Part 1: Eva Braun - Die Freundin
Part 2: Magda Goebbels - Die Gefolgsfrau
Part 3: Winifred Wagner - Die Muse
Part 4: Zarah Leander - Die Sängerin
Part 5: Leni Riefenstahl - Die Regisseurin
Part 6: Marlene Dietrich - Die Gegnerin
availability:
DVD