Inside the Third Reich

original title:
Inside the Third Reich
country / year of production:
USA / 1982
original length:
300 min. , color
premiere:
9 May 1982
genre:
history film
based on:
Albert Speer. Inside the Third Reich. Memoirs. New York: Macmillan, 1970.
director:
Marvin J. Chomsky
film script:
E. Jack Neuman , Albert Speer
producer:
cinematographer:
editor:
composer:
cast (role):
Rutger Hauer , John Gielgud , Maria Schell
more:
plot synopsis:
The film tells the story of Albert Speer, Hitler's architect and friend. It shows his rise within the Nazi Party, leading to fame in the 1930s because of his work for the Nazi monuments. The second part of the film focuses on Speer's life as Minister of Armaments during World War II. Speer was one of the motivators who kept Hitler's war mashine running. His final destiny was 25 years in prison because of war crimes.
keywords:
authenticity , war crimes , made-for-TV film , fascism , order and obedience , denazification
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Matthias Schmidt. Albert Speer. Das Ende eines Mythos. Bern: Scherz, 1982.
remarks:
TV film.
Won two "Emmys" in 1982.
availability:
VHS