My Life in Hitler's Germany

My Life in Hitler's Germany
TV Show · Documentary · History

These are the stories of those who lived through Hitler's Germany. They are the lucky who survived to tell their stories, whether they were persecuted Jews or the Reich's harassed opposition. Told only with archival documents, this series is a deeply moving account of Germany and the Third Reich through the eyes of the oppressed, as they watched their country as it was crushed by dictatorship.

2018 · 53m
Starring Denis Podalydès
Director Jérôme Prieur

Season 1

  • The Conquest of Power
    EPISODE 1
    The Conquest of Power
    After the market crash of 1929, the economic crisis reached Germany and the clash between the communists of the KPD and the national-socialists of the NSDAP escalated. This episode will notably reconsider the Reichstag fire, the arrests of political opponents, the suspension of fundamental civil liberties, and the opening of the first concentration camps that were used in World War II.
    44m
  • Shaping the Reich
    EPISODE 2
    Shaping the Reich
    The Third Reich was proclaimed on March 21, 1933. This episode covers the transformation of the NSDAP into a single-party, the great book-burning in May of 1933, the Night of the Long Knives in June of 1934, and the proclamation of Hitler as Führer. How did life in Germany change during Hitler's rise to power, and what was life like during his reign?
    44m

Related

  • Hitler: A Career
  • Annihilation
  • Hitler: The Rise and Fall
  • The U.S. and the Holocaust
  • Final Account
  • Occupied City
  • Riefenstahl
  • Three Minutes - A Lengthening
  • The Final Days of the Nazis

Cast & Crew

  • Denis Podalydès
    Voice
  • Jérôme Prieur
    Director
  • D‌T
    Dominique Tibi
    Producer
  • M‌D
    Marc-Olivier Dupin
    Music

About

My Life in Hitler's Germany

Documentary

These are the stories of those who lived through Hitler's Germany. They are the lucky who survived to tell their stories, whether they were persecuted Jews or the Reich's harassed opposition. Told only with archival documents, this series is a deeply moving account of Germany and the Third Reich through the eyes of the oppressed, as they watched their country as it was crushed by dictatorship.

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Studio
France 5
Released
2018
Rated
TV-14
© 2018 - Roche Productions, Arte France

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