Albert Speer

Adolf Hitler spent over 1,000 days on the Obersalzberg, his mountain holiday refuge near Berchtesgaden. It was there he made his decisions about war and destruction. The producers, through special permits, explore the abandoned concrete tunnels in search of the relics of history of Hitler’s mountain and to tell almost forgotten tales of the people who lived there, high up in the shadow of power.

The unbelievable second career of Albert Speer: How did a man in charge of 12 million slaves become “the good Nazi”? A cautionary tale about his 1971 attempt to whitewash his past with a Hollywood adaptation of his wartime memoir, “Inside the Third Reich”.

Inspiré du best-seller de l’historien Joachim C. Fest, ouvrage de référence absolu, ce documentaire est uniquement composé d’images d’archives et d’un commentaire fidèle à l’oeuvre monumentale de Fest. Il permet de comprendre comment un homme a pu conduire un peuple à commettre l’irréparable et à plonger le monde dans l’horreur…

Ce film de propagande, le premier tourné par Riefenstahl, financé ainsi que promu par le parti nazi, raconte le rallye de Nuremberg en 1933 et la prise de pouvoir d'Hitler comme chancelier. Longtemps considéré perdu suite à la destruction des copies sur les ordres d'Hitler, jusqu'à la découverte en 1986 en Allemagne de l'Est d'une copie survivante.

Everyone knows the public archive footage of Hitler. But most of it is silent. What was he saying? Special computer technology enables us for the first time to lip-read the silent film.

The Memory of Justice est un film anglo-américain de quatre heures et demi réalisé par Marcel Ophüls en 1976. Comportant entre autres les témoignages des ex-procureurs Telford Taylor (États-Unis) et Edgar Faure (France) ainsi que de l’ancien architecte officiel du Troisième Reich Albert Speer, condamné à Nuremberg, ce film évoque les prolongements politiques, philosophiques et moraux du Procès de Nuremberg à la lumière des conflits de la deuxième moitié du XXe siècle (Algérie, Vietnam...).

The making of 'The World At War'. Each film in the 26 episode series had to be an essay on an aspect of the war, because the length and separate aspects of the war was far too much to cover in detail. Jeremy Isaacs talks about the production process and the aims of the project. The intention of the crew that were involved with the various skills in making 'The World at War' had no desire to use film from British, German, French, Polish, Russian, Japanese, or the Americans because of their specific means of showing the winning side of a specific action. Rather, an effort was made to interview people who were not part of the establishment, but rather the common people or assistants and secretaries of historical persons. Film was researched for those films from cameras where there was no special subject, but those that would allow the viewer to make their own decisions about what they had just seen and heard.

In September 2001, respected German historian Lothar Machtan dropped a bombshell on the world of Hitler studies: Hitler was secretly homosexual. His highly acclaimed and explosive book "The Hidden Hitler" ignited a storm of controversy. With information from the bestselling book, award-winning filmmakers Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato and Gabriel Rotello explore areas of the Führer's private life.

The story of Charles E. Bedaux, Franco-American industrial efficiency expert, adventurer, and Nazi collaborator. In 1934, he bankrolled a 1,200-mile expedition across northern Canada, supported by an outrageously equipped entourage. Documentary about a wealthy adventurer whose Nazi ties eventually led to charges of treason.

Explores Leni Riefenstahl's artistic legacy and her complex ties to the Nazi regime, juxtaposing her self-portrayal with evidence suggesting awareness of the regime's atrocities.

The Israeli historian Tom Segev writes about Simon Wiesenthal's strangest relationship: his friendship with Albert Speer. Speer who was the third Reich's chief architect and one of Hitler's closest friends took responsibility and showed remorse for the Nazi's crimes. After serving 20 years in prison he made efforts to clear his name and became a public persona with the help of his successful autobiography.

Comment Hitler a-t-il pu ressortir indemne de plus de quarante tentatives d'assassinat ? Cette série documentaire explore, en treize épisodes, les motivations et les méthodes de ceux qui les ont fomentées et nous présente les hommes qui les ont repoussées. Un regard original sur l'histoire du nazisme