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Facts for your success
The most extensive anthology of
Third Reich documentaries worldwide
Filmed by award-winning, internationally
acclaimed producers and historians
Newly discovered archive material and
exclusive interviews with eyewitnesses
Documentaries Various formats
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N ever has the world been so dramatical-
ly influenced as by Hitler’s regime of
horror. ZDF’s Third Reich collection brings
to you a broad variety of programs dealing
with Germany’s darkest ever chapter in his-
tory. All programs are being developed with
the assistance of internationally renowned
historians using newly discovered documents,
films, sound recordings and interviews with
eyewitnesses, relatives and victims, and re-
veal the how and why of the Nazi terror and
its shocking impact on the entire world.
Adolf Eichmann – The Secret Memoirs (2 x 52’)
The secret diaries of Adolf Eichmann, the notorious persecu-
tor of the Jews in the time of the Third Reich, form the basis
of this exciting documentary, which shows how the Jews were
mercilessly hunted down while interweaving this story with
Eichmann’s own life history. This psychological study follows
the personal share of responsibility borne by a convinced
Nazi, and incorporates shots of historic events throughout
Europe from the Nazis’ seizure of power in 1933 to the pres-
ent day. The result is a comprehensive analysis of the abyss
that lurks in the human psyche — an account that terrifies and
fascinates in equal measure.
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Medicine in the Third Reich (3 x 50’)
Under the pretense of scientific research, doctors in Nazi
Germany conducted gruesome experiments on human beings
with mostly fatal results. The majority of these experiments
had no scientific value whatsoever, and their only purpose
was to advance the doctors’ careers.
Nazi Expeditions (2 x 50’)
This two-part documentary describes the exploratory expedi-
tions undertaken by the Nazis at home and abroad and throws
light on the mystery of these often bizarre operations for the
first time.
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Contact [email protected]
www.zdf-enterprises.de
Phone: +49 (0) 6131 - 991 280
Fax: +49 (0) 6131 - 991 259
Address ZDF Enterprises
Distribution & Investments
Lise-Meitner-Strasse 9
D-55129 Mainz
Genre Documentaries
Format Various
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Schleich’s Restaurant (1 x 47’)
The incredible story of the “Styrian Schindler” Josef Schleich
from Graz, who saved thousands of Jews from 1938-41. He
smuggled Jews from Hitler Germany. The documentary traces
the origins of Josef Schleich’s work.
The SS –Incarnation of Terror (6 x 50’)
The SS, a symbol of terror and genocide, represented more than
any other Nazi organization the wild and deadly delusions of
those who believed themselves part of the master race. It took
only a few years for Hitler’s Schutzstaffel or “protective echelon”
to be transformed from an insignificant personal bodyguard to
an all-powerful empire of evil, an unscrupulous institution that
tortured and murdered without the slightest compunction.
The collection consists of the
following programs
Adolf Eichmann — The Secret Memoirs 2 x 52’
Hitler — A Profile 6 x 52’
Hitler’s Children 6 x 52’
Hitler’s Henchmen I 6 x 52’
Hitler’s Henchmen II 6 x 52’
Hitler’s Warriors 6 x 52’
Hitler’s Women 6 x 52’
Holokaust 6 x 52’
Medicine in the Third Reich 3 x 50’
Nazi Expeditions (available soon) 2 x 50’
Schleich’s Restaurant 1 x 47’
The SS — Incarnation of Terror 6 x 50’
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