From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses

★7.3 2015 1h 54m Documentary, Biography, History

Focuses on the Weimar Republic (1918-1933) and its 'collective spirit' in cinema. The purpose of film as a cultural tool is examined. Based on celebrated sociologist Siegfried Kracauer's seminal book 'From Caligari to Hitler' (1947).

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Rüdiger Suchsland Rüdiger Suchsland Self - Narrator (voice)
HW Hans Henrik Wöhler Self - Narrator (voice)
Volker Schlöndorff Volker Schlöndorff Self - Filmmaker
Fatih Akin Fatih Akin Self - Filmmaker
TE Thomas Elsaesser Self - Film Historian
EW Eric D. Weitz Self - Historian
EB Elisabeth Bronfen Self - Cultural Critic
Fritz Lang Fritz Lang Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Ernst Lubitsch Ernst Lubitsch Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
FE Friedrich Ebert Self - Politician (archive footage)
Joseph Goebbels Joseph Goebbels Self - Politician (archive footage)