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Using a montage of footage from the highest quality restorations, Suchsland illustrates Siegfried Kracauer's 1947 thesis that the rise of Nazism is anticipated in many themes found throughout Weimar cinema, while situating Kracauer in the philosophy and histories of the time. Looking at films like "Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler," "Metropolis," "The Golem," and many others, Suchsland tracks the concept of the charismatic villain bewitching the people.
Original Release
05/28/2015
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hans Henrik Wöhler | Narrator / Self - Narrator (voice) |
| Fritz Lang | Self / Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) |
| Volker Schlöndorff | Self / Self - Filmmaker |
| Fatih Akin | Self / Self - Filmmaker |
| Thomas Elsaesser | Self / Self - Film Historian |
| Eric D. Weitz | Self / Self - Historian |
| Elisabeth Bronfen | Self / Self - Cultural Critic |
| Alfred Abel | Self |
| Elisabeth Bergner | Self |
| Brigitte Borchert | Self |
Directors
Writers
Rüdiger Suchsland, Siegfried Kracauer
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hans Henrik Wöhler | Narrator / Self - Narrator (voice) |
| Fritz Lang | Self / Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) |
| Volker Schlöndorff | Self / Self - Filmmaker |
| Fatih Akin | Self / Self - Filmmaker |
| Thomas Elsaesser | Self / Self - Film Historian |
| Eric D. Weitz | Self / Self - Historian |
| Elisabeth Bronfen | Self / Self - Cultural Critic |
| Alfred Abel | Self |
| Elisabeth Bergner | Self |
| Brigitte Borchert | Self |
| Bertolt Brecht | Self |
| Louise Brooks | Self |
| Lya De Putti | Self |
| Marlene Dietrich | Self |
| Rudolf Forster | Self |
| Willy Fritsch | Self |
| Gustav Fröhlich | Self |
| Greta Garbo | Self |
| Gustaf Gründgens | Self |
| Lilian Harvey | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Martina Haubrich | Executive Producer |
| Martina Haubrich | Producer |
| Gunnar Dedio | Producer |
Editors
