How did Hilter usurp power in Germany? Early in 1933, it was far from certain that the Nazis would remain in power for long or had the people on their side. It was not Hitler's charisma, but cunning, violence, and propaganda that paved the way to the state's institutions for the Nazis.
The second part of the series examines the legends surrounding the 1933 fire at the Reichstag, and recollects with the aid of newly discovered sources, how Hitler used force and violence to get rid of democracy in Germany.
Die Machtergreifung - Backstage
Written by: | Florian Huber, Peter Hartl und Klaus–Peter Wolf,
Peter Adler and Alexander Berkel |
Directed by: | Nils Willbrandt (scen.), Florian Huber (doc.) |
Director of photography: | Dirk Heuer |
Film editor: | Jochen C. Müller |
Costume Design: | Malgorzata Zacharska |
Set Design: | Marek Warszewski |
Production manager: | Michael C. Wagner, Jacek Gaczkowski |
Executive producer: | Moritz Hansen |
Producer: | Thomas Schuhbauer |
Program manager: | Stefan Brauburger, Stefan Mausbach |
Supervising program manager: | Guido Knopp |
Head of production: | Ulrich Lenze |
Shooting location: | Poland |
To be aired on: | ZDF, 2009 |
