The Architecture of Doom (1989)
The Architecture of Doom (1989)
The Nazi philosophy of beauty through violence
Featuring never-before-seen film footage of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime, The Architecture of Doom captures the inner workings of the Third Reich and illuminates the Nazi aesthetic in art, architecture and popular culture. From Nazi party rallies to the final days inside Hitler's bunker, this sensational film shows how Adolf Hitler rose from being a failed artist to creating a world of ponderous kitsch and horrifying terror. Hitler worshipped ancient Rome and Greece, and dreamed of a new Golden Age of classical art and monumental architecture, populated by beautiful, patriotic Aryans. Degenerated artists and inferior races had no place in his lurid fantasy. As this riveting film shows, the Nazis went from banning the art of modernists like Picasso to forced euthanasia of the retarded and sick, and finally to the persecution of homosexuals and the extermination of the Jews.

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Cast

Rolf Arsenius Rolf Arsenius As: Swedish narrator (voice)
Bruno Ganz Bruno Ganz As: German narrator (voice)
Jeanne Moreau Jeanne Moreau As: French narrator (voice)
Sam Gray Sam Gray As: English narrator (voice)
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Featuring never-before-seen film footage of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime, The Architecture of Doom captures the inner workings of the Third Reich and illuminates the Nazi aesthetic in art, architecture and popular culture. From Nazi party rallies to the final days inside Hitler's bunker, this sensational film shows how Adolf Hitler rose from being a failed artist to creating a world of ponderous kitsch and horrifying terror. Hitler worshipped ancient Rome and Greece, and dreamed of a new Golden Age of classical art and monumental architecture, populated by beautiful, patriotic Aryans. Degenerated artists and inferior races had no place in his lurid fantasy. As this riveting film shows, the Nazis went from banning the art of modernists like Picasso to forced euthanasia of the retarded and sick, and finally to the persecution of homosexuals and the extermination of the Jews.


Tagline: The Nazi philosophy of beauty through violence
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Documentary

Language: Deutsch, svenska

Release Date: 13 October 1989

Country: SE

Runtime: 119m

Company Credits

Company: Poj Filmproduktion AB, SVT Drama, Sandrews, Svenska Filminstitutet

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Cast

Rolf Arsenius

Rolf Arsenius

Swedish narrator (voice)

Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

German narrator (voice)

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

French narrator (voice)

Sam Gray

Sam Gray

English narrator (voice)

Directed By

Peter Cohen

Peter Cohen

Director

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Production Crew

Peter Cohen

Peter Cohen

Producer

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Other Crew

Mikael Cohen

Mikael Cohen

Cinematography

Gerhard Fromm

Gerhard Fromm

Cinematography

Peter Östlund

Peter Östlund

Cinematography

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