Mein Kampf
Director: Mickey Shepard
Studio: Vci Video
Product Type: DVD
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Utilizing rare footage found in Nazi archives at the end of World War II, this documentary presents a comprehensive and disturbing look at the rise of the Nazi party. The emergence of Hitler from an impoverished crank living in a flophouse to a man backed politically by rich industrialists as well as the German masses is portrayed with a wealth of archival photographs and films. Though first considered to be a joke, Hitler and cronies such as Goering and Himmler soon found themselves taken seriously, and this documentary shows how their cunning political skills, backed with the thuggery of their Brown Shirt followers, gradually established Hitler as a dictator. The eventual outbreak of war is depicted with dramatic film shot by the Nazis, which includes particularly chilling footage of a conflict that was shrouded in mystery until the war had ended, the massacre of Poles and others in territory swept over by the blitzkrieg. The madness and astounding violence that swept Europe is very well documented right up to Hitler's last public appearance, when he greeted boys who had been fighting for the doomed German war machine in the final months of the war. A second biographical documentary, Adolf Hitler, appears as a bonus feature on the DVD. --Robert J. McNamara
Average customer rating:
- Low Quality but...
- Chronologically ordered
- Engrossing, relevant to global issues today
- Inaccurate and dated
- Sensationalist Propaganda
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Mein Kampf - My Struggle
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ASIN: B000GI3KU8
Release Date: 2006-08-29 |
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Utilizing rare footage found in Nazi archives at the end of World War II, this documentary presents a comprehensive and disturbing look at the rise of the Nazi party. The emergence of Hitler from an impoverished crank living in a flophouse to a man backed politically by rich industrialists as well as the German masses is portrayed with a wealth of archival photographs and films. Though first considered to be a joke, Hitler and cronies such as Goering and Himmler soon found themselves taken seriously, and this documentary shows how their cunning political skills, backed with the thuggery of their Brown Shirt followers, gradually established Hitler as a dictator. The eventual outbreak of war is depicted with dramatic film shot by the Nazis, which includes particularly chilling footage of a conflict that was shrouded in mystery until the war had ended, the massacre of Poles and others in territory swept over by the blitzkrieg. The madness and astounding violence that swept Europe is very well documented right up to Hitler's last public appearance, when he greeted boys who had been fighting for the doomed German war machine in the final months of the war. A second biographical documentary, Adolf Hitler, appears as a bonus feature on the DVD. --Robert J. McNamara
Description
Mein Kampf (My Struggle) is the book written by Adolf Hitler in which he laid out his political philosophy. Regarded inside Germany as the bible of National Socialism, it was an accurate blueprint of what he aspired to accomplish when in power. After its publication few believed that Hitler and his Nazi Party intended to carry out every phrase of his literal program. In this film everything is taken from original footage and actually happened in our time. It tries to answer the burning questions, such as what exactly happened during this terrible time in our history and how it was made possible.
Customer Reviews:
Low Quality but..........2007-01-15
The footage is great, and for that reason I have to give it three stars. What we really have here is a series of documentaries that were sewn together forty years ago in the hopes of fabricating a coherent whole. Well, it isn't very coherent as we move through the 12 year nightmare sequence again and again. We see Hitler and the Reich die and get resurrected continuously, but some of the photography was unknown to me and may not have been seen elsewhere by other students of history. Mein Kampf's uniqueness and its rare archive material make it valuable. Something that heightens our knowledge base allows us to tolerate the terrible sound quality and its choppy, irregular narrative flow.
Chronologically ordered.......2006-08-17
A good chronological account of Hitlers reign with some good footage of the ghettos and the poor souls that lived there. A good video for the novice world war 2 enthusiast.
Engrossing, relevant to global issues today.......2006-03-22
Until recently, I haven't considered myself a World War II buff. But with all the outstanding pieces that have appeared on the cable-TV channels and on DVD, there is a lot to learn about the subject. Moreover, with what has been going on lately in the Middle East, I feel it's important to know how fascism can take hold of a people and drive it toward disaster.
This black-and-white production, "Mein Kampf," deserves a place in any collection of World War II video history. Adolf Hitler was not a Martian or any type of nonhuman. He was one of us and became the greatest murderer in history. He was elected by the voters of Germany, a country that had produced some of the greatest artists and thinkers of all time, including Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Freud, Einstein, and others. "Mein Kampf" shows us how Hitler rose to power against all odds and how he consolidated his position until he became Fuhrer. The story could not be more fantastic if made up by some deranged author. Hitler preyed on the weak and seduced the strong, eliminating anyone who opposed him.
Despite all his early success and evil genius, Hitler made one catastrophic mistake: he underestimated the good sense and courage of his enemies. He convinced himself that since the British were similar racially to the Germans that they would eventually side with him. With Churchill as Great Britain's Prime Minister this could never happen. Hitler also convinced himself that the Russians, and all Slavic people, were inferior and would fold under onslaught from the Wehrmacht. This again was proved false. Of course, Hitler also misundertood America and how it would fight to preserve its freedoms.
Without the fears of communism and economic collapse, Germany would not have turned to Hitler and Naziism. In a strange and perverted way, Hitler really owed his rise to the Wall Street crash of 1929 and to the Bolshevik takeover in Russia.
Although the main feature in this DVD "Mein Kampf," is very well presented, the second piece on Hitler's life and times can only be judged average. Much of the video is grainy and subpar by modern standards. Funny, since a lot of the scenes seem to be derived from stock I've seen elsewhere in much better form. For other thought-provoking views on this same subject, viewers should consider DVD's entitled, "Architecture of Doom," and "Hitler in Colour." As counterpoint, get DVD's on Winston Churchill, the greatest man of the 20th century.
Inaccurate and dated.......2003-07-25
This is one of the most poorly-made documentaries ever produced about Adolf Hitler or the Third Reich. Originally made in the early 60's, the sound and picture quality on this DVD borders on the dismal. Perhaps this would be acceptable in VHS format, but not for the DVD. The content of the film is flat, extremely dated and is burdened with so many errors one can't calculate them. Briefly, Martin Bormann died in Berlin in 1945, he did not escape to Paraguay (!), Joseph and Magda Goebbels did not have 9 children, Paul von Hindenburg was not half-Jewish and Hitler's mother died of cancer, not typhus. These types of errors are ridiculous and could easily have been avoided had any research gone into this product.
As for the selection of video, it is all commonly used stock footage or Hitler, most of it lifted directly from Riefenstahl's Triumph of the Will. There are also grainy stills of concentration camp victims and others shots of Hitler's victims. There is no earthly reason to watch this video in the 21st century when dozens of other documentaries have supplanted this in content and form. Quite a disappointment.
Sensationalist Propaganda.......2001-06-17
In this Irwin Leiser production, interesting rarely-seen newsreel footage is marred by extremely hostile anti-National Socialist commentary. Many of their facts are wrong and other inconvenient historical aspects are completely ignored to fit their political agenda. (Sound familiar?) The reconstructed scenes with a Hitler look-alike from the "Hitler" bonus feature gave me a good laugh, but unless you have money to burn (and a mute feature on your TV), I recommend just renting this one--or skipping it altogether--until a more objective documentary becomes available.
Average customer rating:
- Low Quality but...
- Chronologically ordered
- Engrossing, relevant to global issues today
- Inaccurate and dated
- Sensationalist Propaganda
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Mein Kampf
Director: Mickey Shepard
Manufacturer: Vci Video
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Similar Items:
- Mein Kampf
- The THIRD REICH In Color
- Hitler in Colour
- Gestapo: Hitler's Secret Police
- The Waffen SS: Hitler's Elite Fighting Force
ASIN: B00004W5VG
Release Date: 2000-10-31 |
Amazon.com
Utilizing rare footage found in Nazi archives at the end of World War II, this documentary presents a comprehensive and disturbing look at the rise of the Nazi party. The emergence of Hitler from an impoverished crank living in a flophouse to a man backed politically by rich industrialists as well as the German masses is portrayed with a wealth of archival photographs and films. Though first considered to be a joke, Hitler and cronies such as Goering and Himmler soon found themselves taken seriously, and this documentary shows how their cunning political skills, backed with the thuggery of their Brown Shirt followers, gradually established Hitler as a dictator. The eventual outbreak of war is depicted with dramatic film shot by the Nazis, which includes particularly chilling footage of a conflict that was shrouded in mystery until the war had ended, the massacre of Poles and others in territory swept over by the blitzkrieg. The madness and astounding violence that swept Europe is very well documented right up to Hitler's last public appearance, when he greeted boys who had been fighting for the doomed German war machine in the final months of the war. A second biographical documentary, Adolf Hitler, appears as a bonus feature on the DVD. --Robert J. McNamara
Description
Mein Kampf contains authentic WWII, German footage of the Warsaw horrors uncovered in the secrest archives fo the SS Elite guard. It historically documents Hitler's inhumane policies by using still photos, newspaper excerpts, newsreel footage and tells the naked truth of how the world shamefully stood by and did too little, too late. Graphically, it cries out a Nazi Germany which took 13 million lives, and trampled over the human spirit...with unspeakable cruelty while the world watched... The second documentay simply titled Adolf Hitler contains news reel footage and chronicles the rise and fall of Adolf Hitler, chancellor of Germany, leader of the Nazi Party and principal architect of World War II.
Bonus Features: Bonus second feature: "Adolf Hitler"| Historical Background| Original Theatrical Trailers| Scene Selection.
Specs: DVD9; Dolby Digital Mono; 117 minutes; B&W; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA - NR; Year - 1961; SRP - $19.99.
Customer Reviews:
Low Quality but..........2007-01-15
The footage is great, and for that reason I have to give it three stars. What we really have here is a series of documentaries that were sewn together forty years ago in the hopes of fabricating a coherent whole. Well, it isn't very coherent as we move through the 12 year nightmare sequence again and again. We see Hitler and the Reich die and get resurrected continuously, but some of the photography was unknown to me and may not have been seen elsewhere by other students of history. Mein Kampf's uniqueness and its rare archive material make it valuable. Something that heightens our knowledge base allows us to tolerate the terrible sound quality and its choppy, irregular narrative flow.
Chronologically ordered.......2006-08-17
A good chronological account of Hitlers reign with some good footage of the ghettos and the poor souls that lived there. A good video for the novice world war 2 enthusiast.
Engrossing, relevant to global issues today.......2006-03-22
Until recently, I haven't considered myself a World War II buff. But with all the outstanding pieces that have appeared on the cable-TV channels and on DVD, there is a lot to learn about the subject. Moreover, with what has been going on lately in the Middle East, I feel it's important to know how fascism can take hold of a people and drive it toward disaster.
This black-and-white production, "Mein Kampf," deserves a place in any collection of World War II video history. Adolf Hitler was not a Martian or any type of nonhuman. He was one of us and became the greatest murderer in history. He was elected by the voters of Germany, a country that had produced some of the greatest artists and thinkers of all time, including Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Freud, Einstein, and others. "Mein Kampf" shows us how Hitler rose to power against all odds and how he consolidated his position until he became Fuhrer. The story could not be more fantastic if made up by some deranged author. Hitler preyed on the weak and seduced the strong, eliminating anyone who opposed him.
Despite all his early success and evil genius, Hitler made one catastrophic mistake: he underestimated the good sense and courage of his enemies. He convinced himself that since the British were similar racially to the Germans that they would eventually side with him. With Churchill as Great Britain's Prime Minister this could never happen. Hitler also convinced himself that the Russians, and all Slavic people, were inferior and would fold under onslaught from the Wehrmacht. This again was proved false. Of course, Hitler also misundertood America and how it would fight to preserve its freedoms.
Without the fears of communism and economic collapse, Germany would not have turned to Hitler and Naziism. In a strange and perverted way, Hitler really owed his rise to the Wall Street crash of 1929 and to the Bolshevik takeover in Russia.
Although the main feature in this DVD "Mein Kampf," is very well presented, the second piece on Hitler's life and times can only be judged average. Much of the video is grainy and subpar by modern standards. Funny, since a lot of the scenes seem to be derived from stock I've seen elsewhere in much better form. For other thought-provoking views on this same subject, viewers should consider DVD's entitled, "Architecture of Doom," and "Hitler in Colour." As counterpoint, get DVD's on Winston Churchill, the greatest man of the 20th century.
Inaccurate and dated.......2003-07-25
This is one of the most poorly-made documentaries ever produced about Adolf Hitler or the Third Reich. Originally made in the early 60's, the sound and picture quality on this DVD borders on the dismal. Perhaps this would be acceptable in VHS format, but not for the DVD. The content of the film is flat, extremely dated and is burdened with so many errors one can't calculate them. Briefly, Martin Bormann died in Berlin in 1945, he did not escape to Paraguay (!), Joseph and Magda Goebbels did not have 9 children, Paul von Hindenburg was not half-Jewish and Hitler's mother died of cancer, not typhus. These types of errors are ridiculous and could easily have been avoided had any research gone into this product.
As for the selection of video, it is all commonly used stock footage or Hitler, most of it lifted directly from Riefenstahl's Triumph of the Will. There are also grainy stills of concentration camp victims and others shots of Hitler's victims. There is no earthly reason to watch this video in the 21st century when dozens of other documentaries have supplanted this in content and form. Quite a disappointment.
Sensationalist Propaganda.......2001-06-17
In this Irwin Leiser production, interesting rarely-seen newsreel footage is marred by extremely hostile anti-National Socialist commentary. Many of their facts are wrong and other inconvenient historical aspects are completely ignored to fit their political agenda. (Sound familiar?) The reconstructed scenes with a Hitler look-alike from the "Hitler" bonus feature gave me a good laugh, but unless you have money to burn (and a mute feature on your TV), I recommend just renting this one--or skipping it altogether--until a more objective documentary becomes available.
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