German Documentaries in the University of Arizona Library
The Battle of Russia
In English. Documentary — Shows the Russian defense against the Nazi invasion during World War II, focusing on the Battle of Stalingrad. — D764.3.S7 B3 — VHS
Bauhaus: The Face of the 20th Century
By Whitford. In English. Documentary — Looks at the development of the Bauhaus and the key figures involved in it. It also sets the history of the Bauhaus in the context of the political unrest and economic chaos of the Weimar Republic in Germany. — N332.G33 B487 — VHS
Berlin
By DuPont. In English. Documentary — Covers the history of Berlin from Frederick the Great's cultural and political achievements, past the Napoleonic crusades and the adventures of Bismarcks and the Hohenzollerns, to Hitler's attempts to build the foundations of a 1000-year-long Reich, to Berlin and its wall rising from the ashes. — DD881 .B455 — VHS
Berlin: Journey of a City
By Frye. In English. Documentary — A documentary telling the story of the city at the epicenter of the Cold War. — DD881 .B47 — VHS
Berlin, Symphony of a Great City
[Berlin, die Symphonie der Grossstadt ], by Ruttmann. In English. Documentary — A film study of the rhythms of urban life in Berlin during the early 1920's from the arrival of an early-morning train in the city to the late-night activities of the Berliners. — DD860 .B457 — VHS
Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary
[Im toten Winkel : Hitlers Sekretarin], by Heller. In German with subtitles. Documentary — The astonishing true story of Hitler's private secretary coming to terms with working for unspeakable evil after remaining silent for nearly 60 years. Traudl Junge was Adolf Hitler's secretary from 1942 until the end of the war. He dictated his last will and testament to her. She refused to speak publicly about her memories, keeping silent about her life, her trials and tribulations, until now, the end of her life. — D811.5 .I6 2003 — VHS
Bonhoeffer, Agent of Grace
By Till. In English. Documentary — What is a moral person to do in a time of savage immorality? That question tormented Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German clergyman of great distinction who actively opposed Hitler and the Nazis. His convictions cost him his life. The Nazis hanged him on April 9, 1945, less than a month before the end of the war. Bonhoeffer's last years, his participation in the German resistance and his moral struggle are dramatized in this film. More than just a biographical portrait, Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace sheds light on the little-known efforts of the German resistance. It brings to a wide audience the heroic rebellion of Bonhoeffer, a highly regarded Lutheran minister who could have kept his peace and saved his life on several occasions but instead paid the ultimate price for his beliefs — BX4827.B57 B664 — DVD
Brave New World, 1945
In English. Documentary — Just over fifty years ago, Soviet and American troops met at the River Elbe and rejoiced at the defeat of Nazi Germany but their optimism was short lived. This film tracks the building tensions between these two superpowers, from the post-war world of the late 1940s through the early 1960s, as the hope for peace swiftly disintegrated into a "cold" war. Here eyewitnesses recall the meeting on the Elbe, the impact of Stalin, Churchill and Khrushchev, propaganda wars between the two nations, the Berlin blockade, the Hungarian uprising and the installation of the Berlin Wall. — D421 .B82 — VHS
Broken Silence
In Spanish, Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Russian dialogue with English, French, or Spanish subtitles. Documentary. — Some who lived weaves together testimonies of Holocaust survivors now living in Argentina and Uruguay with archival and contemporary footage; it draw parallels between the Nazi regime and the government of Argentinean president, Juan Perón. | In Eyes of the Holocaust, survivors describe the slow erosion of their lives followed by panic when the Nazis took over and attempted to liquidate the Hungarian Jewish population. | Children from the abyss illustrates the horror of the Nazi invasion of Russia, with the mass killings conducted by the Einsatzgruppen after the Wehrmacht had moved further into the country; uses testimonies of survivors who were children at the time of the atrocities. | I remember is in black and white and juxtaposes the testimonies of four Polish Holocaust survivors with images of young people taking part in the annual March of the Years in the extermination camp at Auschwitz. | Hell on Earth tells of the inhabitants of the "model" ghetto at Theresienstadt, which was set up by the Nazis to deceive the world about how they treated Jews — D804.3 .B76 2004 — DVD