The original 'how it started' post — Hitler's Instagram before Instagram existed.
A propaganda film of the Nazi Party from the year of the “Machtergreifung” in 1933. The film is a contemporary interesting document that illustrates the self-perception of the party at the beginning of their importance in terms of power politics.
Production
Riefenstahl-era techniques before Riefenstahl perfected them.
Direction
Chillingly effective at making horror look like hope.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Most prints were destroyed post-war; surviving copies were often seized as educational evidence at Nuremberg.
The 'cathedral of light' technique shown here was later perfected at Nuremberg rallies and copied by every stadium rock show since.
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