Feuertaufe

original title:
Feuertaufe
other titles:
Baptism of Fire
country / year of production:
Germany / 1940
original length:
90 min. , black/white
premiere:
genre:
Propaganda film
based on:
director:
Fritz Hippler
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composer:
Norbert Schultze
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plot synopsis:
Nazi filmmakers detail the Luftwaffe blitzkrieg over Poland and the siege of Warsaw during WWII. Combat cameramen filmed the aerial campaign, showing preparations for flight, massive air strikes, and the appalling devastation wreaked upon Polish towns and armies. Highlighted by a lengthy, riveting sequence depicting the siege of Warsaw, Feuertaufe at the time of its appearance inspired Germany with pride and confidence and foreign viewers with dread.
keywords:
air raid
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Thomas Sakmyster. Nazi Documentaries of Intimidation: "Feldzug in Polen" (1940), "Feuertaufe" (1940) and "Sieg im Westen" (1941). In: Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 4, 16 (October 1996),
485-514.
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availability:
Video VHS: English subtitles, B&W. 90 minutes $30, cp.: http://www.sonic.net/~bstone/warroom/videos.html; http://www.ihffilm.com/508.html