[Speed Gibson,
Wednesday March 19, 2008 at 11:59pm]
Titanic, mein Herr
I've always been fascinated by the story of the Titanic. Turner Classic Movies has just found another recount, a 1943 German motion picture of remarkable production quality given there was a war on. And yes it's in German with subtitles.
Apparently, Josef Goebbels decided not to release the film. The war was not going well, and he thought it wasn't what the German people needed to see at the time. Or prophetic.
There's a little German - English "politics" like this at the end: "Der Tod von 1500 Menschen blieb Ungesühnt, eine ewige Anklage gegen Englands Gewinnsucht" (The deaths of 1,500 people remain unatoned an eternal condemnation of England's quest for profit.)
But this was minimal, which is to say that the Nazi party didn't get involved in the actual production other than to execute the first director for an inopportune remark. Therefore, it was worth the time to get another perspective.
Apparently, Josef Goebbels decided not to release the film. The war was not going well, and he thought it wasn't what the German people needed to see at the time. Or prophetic.
There's a little German - English "politics" like this at the end: "Der Tod von 1500 Menschen blieb Ungesühnt, eine ewige Anklage gegen Englands Gewinnsucht" (The deaths of 1,500 people remain unatoned an eternal condemnation of England's quest for profit.)
But this was minimal, which is to say that the Nazi party didn't get involved in the actual production other than to execute the first director for an inopportune remark. Therefore, it was worth the time to get another perspective.