The Technique and Content of Hitler's War Propaganda Films: Part II: Karl Ritter's "Soldier" Films

Abstract

IN UFA'S productions Traitors (1935) and Patriots (1936) Karl Ritter had given the German audiences a foretaste of Hitler's war propaganda. But both films merely sounded the general theme. They served as an introduction. With them Karl Ritter won endorsement and an encouraging nod from his party. Full acclaim and the highest praise of the party, however, were reserved for Ritter's next works as the producer, author, and director of "soldier" films-what he called "heroic" films. With these