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Festliches Nürnberg
''Festliches Nürnberg'' ( en, Festive Nuremberg) is a short 1937 propaganda film chronicling the Nazi Party rallies in Nuremberg, Germany in 1936 and 1937. The film was directed by Hans Weidemann. Synopsis The film runs in colour for only 21 minutes (the downloadable version at the Internet archive is monochrome only and has no English translation of the little commentary that exists), containing footage of the 8th and 9th Nuremberg Rallies. Particularly notable scenes of both the rally and the film are images of Albert Speer's lighting techniques during the 9th Nuremberg rally on 10 September 1937, in which he positioned 134 searchlights circling the Zeppelin field on which the rally was taking place. The beams of these spotlights, forming the " cathedral of light", merged into the general glow at an estimated height of 20,000 feet, and would be used for more practical purposes after war was declared in 1939. The film is relatively short at only about 21 minutes compared wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Weidemann
Hans Weidemann (1904–1975) was a German artist, photographer and film director. Weidemann joined the Nazi party in 1927. Weidemann directed (English: Festive Nuremberg), a short 1937 propaganda film chronicling the Nazi Party rallies in Nuremberg in 1936 and 1937. Weidemann co-wrote and produced ''Attack on Baku'' (German: Anschlag auf Baku), a 1942 German thriller film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weidemann, Hans 1904 births 1975 deaths German documentary film directors 20th-century German photographers Film people from Essen Film directors from North Rhine-Westphalia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |