Highly illustrated with vintage posters, stills, advertisements. Titanic 1943 otto wernicke as captain edward j smith nazi. Werner klingler and herbert selpins titanic appeared in 1943 as the most expensive german film ever made. Goebbels titanic cinematic disaster turns 70 marred by misfortune and eventually banned by the nazis, germanys epic propaganda film serves as a model for the fall of the third reich. Many movies have been made about the 1912 sinking of the titanic, including the 1997 james cameron blockbuster, titanic, and the excellent 1958 british film a night to remember but one of the earlier adaptations of this story was filmed in nazi germany in 1943. A 1943 drama film made in nazi germany as an antibritish propaganda piece. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. Before james camerons 1997 blockbuster titanic, the hollywood titanic of 1953, the 1958 british film a night to remember, and the 1997 broadway musical titanic, there was the nazi german film titanic.
Titanic je njemacki crnobijeli historijski film snimljen 1943. This littleknown german film retells the true story of the british ocean liner that met a tragic fate. Titanic 1943 otto wernicke as captain edward j smith nazi propaganda banned by goebbels film directors herbert selpin werner klingler germany deutschland tobis filmkunst rr1768 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Actie drama film geregisseerd door werner klingler en herbert selpin. It won five tony award s including the award for best musical. Titanic is a 1943 german propaganda film made during world war ii in berlin by tobis. Werner klingler and herbert selpin s titanic appeared in 1943 as the most expensive german film ever made. Goebbels titanic cinematic disaster turns 70 the times. A great war propaganda film about the sinking of the titanic. Even more interesting are studlars informed ideas about the expensive films weird distribution history. A tonis production begun in 1942, this production nearly sank as decisively as the doomed ocean liner. Goebbels found the film too depressing, and found it a bad idea to play the film in. It was meant to serve as propaganda against american and british capitalism, and blamed the ships sinking on greed.
Most of the film was shot at the germanoccupied polish baltic sea port of gdynia renamed gotenhafen, on board ss cap arcona, a passenger liner that eventually shared titanic s fate. Aside from a few names, the ship, and the iceberg, theres no resemblance to the real people and events. In april, 1943, the film was banned by the berlin censors for german release because of its terrifying scenes of panic, all to familiar to german civilizations. The original newspaper issue is found in the collection. I understand she was used as the stand in for titanic, and was herself sunk as she was evacuating refugees from a camp near hamburg. Aug 25, 2019 the 5 august 1942 front page of film kurier tageszeitung, berliin, had the death notice of titanic film director herbert selpin stating that he was found dead in his prison cell prior to formal charges being brought against him for slander and lies about the german armed forces. Germany also made a titanic film in 1943 during world war ii. In april, 1943, the film was banned by the berlin censors for german release because of its terrifying scenes of panic, all to familiar to german civilizations undergoing nightly allied bombing raids. A good german film of amiable relationships in the story line.
Ganzer film titanic stream deutsch german online einer. Titanic 1943 titanic 1943 titanic 1943 the image could not be loaded. Many movies have been made about the 1912 sinking of the titanic, including the 1997 james cameron blockbuster, titanic, and the excellent 1958 british film a night to remember. Nazi titanic is the amazing and unknown story of one of the most bizarre chapters of wwii. Titanic 1943 titanic 1943 the image could not be loaded.
Titanic is a 1943 german propaganda film made during world war ii in berlin by tobis productions for ufa. Titanic 1943 third reichs nazi propaganda epic about a heroic fictional german officer on board of the rms titanic. Technically, this titanic is an excellent catastrophic film. Oct 01, 20 goebbels titanic cinematic disaster turns 70 marred by misfortune and eventually banned by the nazis, germanys epic propaganda film serves as a model for the fall of the third reich. What makes this version unique is that it was a german production made by those wacky nazis, right in the middle of world war ii, as a piece of antibritish propaganda.
Szene mit sybille schmitz, hans nielsen, kirsten heiberg, ernst fritz. But one of the earlier adaptations of this story was filmed in nazi germany in 1943. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the titanic 1943 film article. Titanic 1943 filmdaten deutscher titel titanic produktionsland deutschland deutsch wikipedia. Titanic 1943 hq english subtitles are embedded in the.
This documentary shines a light on the 1943 german film, which went into production during. Written as a propaganda piece, this movie has an interesting story behind it. Titanic is a musical with music and lyrics by maury yeston and a book by peter stone that opened on broadway in 1997. Although, i would say being made in 1943 at the time of ww2, personally its is a personal thing taking the mickey out of the britishafter you can watch briefly different documentaries about real the captain and the crew in english. Certainly when compared to the 1953 hollywood titanic its a. Made by tobis productions for the universum film ag ufa studio in berlin, titanic was released in december the film would later be b. Protagonist, koga tumaci hans nielsen, je fiktivni njemacki prvi oficir koji britanskog kapetana smitha koga glumi otto wernicke bez uspjeha pokusava. The kino classics bluray of titanic 1943 is in the best shape ive seen it, which is very good considering its insane history of distribution. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. Third reichs nazi propaganda epic about a heroic fictional german officer on board of the rms titanic. Just realized this is the same film as titanic 1943, got a postcard,mark, of the cap arcona. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. Titanic is a 1943 german propaganda film made during world war ii in berlin by tobis productions for ufa, depicting the catastrophic sinking of rms titanic in 1912.
To think this film never played in germany during the war. Oh my good lord titanic as german propoganda encyclopedia. Met sybille schmitz, hans nielsen en kirsten heiberg. In april, 1943, the film was banned by the berlin censors for german release because of its terrifying scenes of panic, all too familiar to german civilians undergoing nightly allied bombing raids. Not one of my favourites but from the first titanic made in 1929, the 2nd in 1943, titanic barbara stanwick. September 1943 in prag, in frankreich lief er am 10. Thought lost and destroyed, the film turned up eventually and includes the antibritain remarks in full glory. Apr 14, 2017 11 movies about the titanic youve probably never heard of.
The nazi propaganda film titanic is incredibly bizarre yet imminently fascinating. Not one of my favourites but from the first titanic made in 1929, the 2nd in 1943, titanic. Here is a bit of information of which i was unaware although the pasteur never made a maiden voyage it was scheduled for late september 1939 i have learned, from the latest richard faber catalogue, that she did make one passenger carrying voyage, which was a cross channel shakedown cruise 823 825 1939, crossing from lehavre to plymouth and hastings and then returning via. After extensive cutting, titanic was released in occupied paris and a few army installations. Too many just dismiss this film outright as nazi propaganda, and dont examine the film as a film. Later the cap arcona made 2 trips with wounded and refugees. Titanic 43 was never shown in germany during wartime, although it was shown in occupied territories. In a solitude of the sea deep from human vanity and the pride of life that planned her, stilly couches. There are a few missing frames here and there, and scratches around reel breaks, etc. On its maiden voyage in april 1912, the supposedly unsinkable ship hits an iceberg in the atlantic ocean and starts to go down. James cameron s titanic appeared in 1997 as the most expensive film ever made. Diese ermoglichen eine bessere dienstbarkeit unserer website.
The film was seen in germany finally in late 1949, but banned a few months later in the western sectors though not in the soviet zone, because of its unmistakable antibritishcapitalist theme. Svaki mjesec posjeti nas vise od 4 500 000 surfera. The norwegian film star kristin heiberg faced obvious obstacles when she returned home at the end of the war. Titanic 1943 is, as the name implies, an adaptation of the real life story of the rms titanic, which sank in the earlymorning hours of april 15, 1912, at the cost of some 1,500 lives. With sybille schmitz, hans nielsen, kirsten heiberg, ernst fritz furbringer. Despite the fact that there already was a german silent film produced in 1912 just four weeks after the sinking and a british company had released a germanlanguage film about the.
Titanic is set on the ocean liner rms titanic which sank on its maiden voyage on april 15, 1912. Nov 18, 2001 just realized this is the same film as titanic 1943, got a postcard,mark, of the cap arcona. As the officer in charge of loading passengers into lifeboats on the port side, lightoller strictly enforced the women and children first protocol, not. What makes this version unique is that it was a german. This titanic features a number of rich, decadent british passengers and a handful noble german peasants. The nazi titanic 1943 watch old movies online youtube. However, the film was promptly censored and withdrawn after scenes of disaster and panic turned out to be a hot bed for unfortunate implications and it was banned in germany by joseph goebbels. Titanic 1943 nazi propaganda banned by goebbels film directors herbert selpin werner klingler germany deutschland tobis filmkunst edith russell, of ohio, usa, a survivor of the titanic, shows william macquitty, who is to produce a film about the sinking of the titanic, a musical pig which kept the children her lifeboat amused. He was the most senior member of the crew to survive the titanic disaster. Sybille schmitz, hans nielsen, kirsten heiberg, ernst fritz furbringer, karl schonbock, charlotte thiele, otto wernicke, franz schafheitlin, sepp rist, claude farell u. Nov 07, 2011 titanic titanic, deutschland 1943 regie. The 5 august 1942 front page of filmkurier tageszeitung, berliin, had the death notice of titanic film director herbert selpin stating that he was found dead in his prison cell prior to formal charges being brought against him for slander and lies about the german armed forces.
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