Film

Another way in which the Nazis were able to bombard the German citizen's thinking was their use of electronic propaganda. They released propaganda films such as Triumph of the Will. The movies were meant to persuade people to jump on the Nazi bandwagon, to be a winner. Most of the Germans were easily persuaded and a huge following was established for the Nazis. The Nazis used film to make Hitler look like the Messiah. Hitler's Jugend was made to seem fun by his preview movies of youths laughing and working together. Because Germany was a leader in technology they were able to use these new electronic media first, which made them even more inspiring.

Triumph of the Will was a Nazi propaganda film done by Leni Riefenstahl, who received the National Film Prize for 1934-1935. Joseph Goebbels called the propaganda work, which Hitler had personally commissioned, a "great film vision of the Fuhrer, who appears here for the first time graphically, with a forcefullness that has never before been seen."In Berlin, Joseph Goebbels, one of Adolf Hitlerâ € ™s top deputies, and Storm Troopers disrupted the premiere of "All Quiet on the Western Front," a film based on the novel of the same title by Erich Maria Remarque.Nazi protestors threw smoke bombs and sneezing powder to halt the film. Members of the audience who protested at the disruption are beaten. The novel had always been unpopular with the Nazis, who believed that its depiction of the cruelty and absurdity of war was "un-German." Ultimately, the film was banned.

Propaganda slide entitled, "Poison in Film and Theatre,"

Image shown above: Propaganda slide entitled, "Poison in Film and Theatre," depicting the poisonous influence of Jews on German culture.

"Der Fuehrer Schenkt den Juden eine Stadt"