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Animation Under the Swastika: A History of Trickfilm in Nazi Germany, 1933-1945
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Animation Under the Swastika: A History of Trickfilm in Nazi Germany, 1933-1945 Paperback - 2012

by Rolf Giesen; J. P. Storm


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Among their many idiosyncrasies, Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi minister of propaganda, remained serious cartoon aficionados throughout their lives. They adored animation and their influence on German animation after World War II continues to this day. This study explores Hitler and Goebbels' efforts to establish a German cartoon industry to rival Walt Disney's and their love-hate relationship with American producers, whose films they studied behind locked doors. Despite their ambitious dream, all that remains of their efforts are a few cartoon shorts--advertising and puppet films starring dogs, cats, birds, hedgehogs, insects, Teutonic dwarves, and other fairy-tale ensemble. While these pieces do not hold much propaganda value, they perfectly illustrate Hannah Arendt's controversial description of those who perpetrated the Holocaust: the banality of evil.

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  • Title Animation Under the Swastika: A History of Trickfilm in Nazi Germany, 1933-1945
  • Author Rolf Giesen; J. P. Storm
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 245
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McFarland & Company
  • Date 2012-09
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780786446407 / 0786446404
  • Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.6 in (25.15 x 17.53 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1930's
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Cultural Region: Germany
  • Library of Congress subjects National socialism and motion pictures, Animated films - Germany - History and
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012021541
  • Dewey Decimal Code 791.433

About the author

Rolf Giesen, a former visiting professor of animation at the Communication University of China and president of an animation museum in Changchun, China, has compiled a special effects collection for Deutsche Kinemathek in Berlin and has co-written several animation features. He is an expert on early fantasy and science fiction films.
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