Rise of the Nazis. Episode 1, Politics

Publication/Creation:

London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2019

Format:

Video or Visual Material

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Rise of the Nazis. Episode 1, Politics / producers, Ella Wright, Catalina Bingham ; director and executive producer, Julian Jones ; 72 for BBC

Series Titles:

Academic Video Online

Variant Titles:

Politics

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Additional Author/Creators:

Jones, Julian (Television director), director and producer
Bingham, Catalina, producer
Wright, Ella, producer
Fleetwood, Kate, 1972-, narrator
72 Films, production company
BBC Studios, film distributor
BBC Worldwide Ltd, film distributor

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Documentary television programs
Historical television programs
Historical reenactments (Television programs)

Subjects:

Hitler, Adolf,1889-1945
Schleicher, Kurt von,1882-1934
Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei--History
Nazis--Germany--History--20th century
National socialism--History--20th century
Germany--History--1933-1945
Germany--History--1918-1933
Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945
Germany--Politics and government--1918-1933

Description/Summary

Summary:

This episode takes us into the corridors of power where Germany's top political mastermind sees an opportunity to use the sudden popularity of the Nazis for his own ends. This sets off a chain of miscalculations, backroom deals and power grabs that will propel Hitler from the fringes of political activism into the heart of government. Hitler wants to become absolute leader of a single-party German state - standing in his way is democracy and the rule of law. After leading a failed coup in 1923, Hitler decides on a new strategy for taking power: instead of being revolutionaries, the Nazis will become a legitimate, mainstream political party operating under the veneer of legality. Hitler aims to win power democratically and then destroy democracy from within. To achieve his goal Hitler must overcome Germany's political elite, including Paul von Hindenburg, the president who looks down on him, and, behind the scenes, political mastermind Kurt von Schleicher, who wants to use him. Whilst this political intrigue plays out at the highest level of government, Hitler faces another obstacle at ground level - a Jewish lawyer called Hans Litten, who is out to prove that the Nazis are far from the legal, legitimate party they claim to be.

Language:

English

Language Note:

In English.

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (53 minutes)

General Note:

Title from resource description page (viewed April 10, 2020).

Participant/Performer Note:

Narrator, Kate Fleetwood.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937333476702486

OCLC Number:

1153980793