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In battle against the enemy of the world: German volunteers in Spain, Condor Legion
Title
In battle against the enemy of the world: German volunteers in Spain, Condor Legion / directed by Karl Ritter.
Edition
Digitally restored, deluxe version.
Distribution
Chicago, IL : International Historic Films, Inc., [2016]
Copyright Notice Date
©2016
Physical Description
viewing copy 1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Medium
4 3/4 in.
Notes
Full screen.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1939.
Title from container.
Special features: three historical background videos (22 min.), original promotional materials (Illustrierter Film Kurier, Das Programm von Heute, Werberatschlag, Der Adler special Condor Legion issue), posters, production stills, misc. ephemera.
"The Condor Legion in action: Karl Ritter's documentary on the Spanish Civil War"--Container.
"Mastered in HD from an original 35mm print"--Container.
Sources used: videodisc container; Copyright catalog online; Internet movie database WWW site, viewed June 2, 2022.
Music, Herbert Windt.
In German with optional English soundtrack; optional English or Spanish subtitles.
Summary
"When Generalissimo Francisco Franco led a nationalist uprising in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) against the Communist-dominated Spanish Republic, Adolf Hitler dispatched German volunteers, known as the Condor Legion, to support Franco's army. The Republic was buttressed by troops from the Soviet Union, as well as England, France, Czechoslovakia, and the United States. The Führer assigned the task of directing a documentary film glorifying Germany's military might to Karl Ritter, a Luftwaffe Major and Germany's most acclaimed cinema propagandist. The depiction of the horrific conflict, with its strategic aerial bombardment, was filmed during the actual battles by Ritter and his cameramen. The picture ends with Franco's glorious march past after the defeat of the Bolsheviks ('the enemy of the world!'); the welcome home of German forces aboard the liner Wilhelm Gustloff; and rousing speeches by Hermann Göring and the Führer himself at the victory parade in Berlin. Ufa's Im Kampf gegen den Weltfeind premiered on June 15, 1939 but was pulled from distribution once the the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact was signed in August. There have been numerous Hollywood films favoring the Republican Loyalist side of the war, but here is a rare opportunity to view the Spanish Civil War from the Nationalist winning side"--Container.
Variant and related titles
German volunteers in Spain, Condor Legion
Original German language title: Im Kampf gegen den Weltfeind: Deutsche Freiwillige in Spanien
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
German; English
Added to Catalog
February 05, 2024
Credits
Music, Herbert Windt.
Performers
Narrated by Paul Hartmann.
Videorecording number
33200 International Historic Films, Inc.
Genre/Form
documentary film.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Propaganda films.
War films.
Documentary films.
War films.
Propaganda films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films de propagande.
Films autres que de fiction.
Also listed under
International Historic Films Inc., film distributor.
Copyright Collection (Library of Congress)
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