In post-World War II Germany, American judges preside over the trials of Nazi war criminals. The gripping courtroom drama explores themes of war crimes, justice, and the aftermath of the Holocaust.
Resistance is a gripping drama that tells the true story of Marcel Marceau, a mime who joins the French Resistance to save Jewish orphans from the Nazis. Set in occupied France during World War II, Marcel uses his skills to help smuggle children across the Swiss Alps to safety. Alongside his sister, Emma, he faces danger, betrayal, and the relentless pursuit of the Gestapo in their mission to protect innocent lives.
Triumph of the Will is a documentary film directed by Leni Riefenstahl that showcases the 1934 Nazi Party Congress in Nuremberg, Germany. The film serves as a landmark piece of Nazi propaganda, highlighting Adolf Hitler's charisma and the Nazi Party's efforts to establish a totalitarian state. It features extensive footage of mass rallies, military displays, and elaborate parades, all designed to glorify the Nazi regime and create a sense of unity and power.
In Decision Before Dawn, an American officer is recruited to infiltrate a German prisoner-of-war camp during World War II. His mission is to gather critical intelligence on German military plans and activities. As he interacts with the prisoners and navigates the dangers of being undercover, he must make difficult decisions that could have far-reaching consequences.
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser is a period drama set in the 19th century in Nuremberg, Germany. It tells the story of a mysterious man named Kaspar Hauser who appears in the town with no knowledge of his past. He is taken in by a professor who tries to re-educate him and help him integrate into society. As Kaspar learns about the world around him, he faces challenges and tries to uncover the truth about his identity.
Nico, 1988 is a biographical drama that follows the life of Nico, the iconic singer of The Velvet Underground, as she embarks on a solo tour and battles her heroin addiction. Set in the 1980s, the film explores Nico's struggle with drug withdrawal, her unrequited love, and her complicated relationship with her son. Through her journey across Europe, from Rome to Prague to Berlin, Nico confronts her past and tries to find her own identity beyond her musical career.
Filmmakers for the Prosecution explores the Nuremberg Trials and the aftermath of World War II, focusing on the pursuit of justice for Nazi war criminals. This documentary delves deep into the complexities of international law, the role of documentary filmmaking, and the challenges faced by those seeking accountability for war crimes.
The Victory of Faith is a documentary film that showcases the Nazi Party rally in Nuremberg, Germany in 1933. The film captures the rise of the Nazi Party and the political rally held to display their power and ideology. It stands as a powerful example of Nazi propaganda and the atmosphere of the time.
1945. The International Military Tribunal begins its work in Nuremberg. A huge number of people from all over the world come to the trial, which will later be called the Trial of the Century: the city is crowded with journalists, lawyers, translators, witnesses and many participants and employees of the process.
A comprehensive documentary that explores the Nuremberg trials and their significance in post-World War II history. It delves into the prosecution of major Nazi war criminals and the establishment of the principles of international law for war crimes.
How, in November 1945, after the end of the World War II and the fall of the Third Reich, the international prosecutors participating in the first Nuremberg trial —formally, the International Military Tribunal— built their case against the top Nazi war criminals using the films and records produced by the own regime, obsessed with documenting everything in its long path of infamy and crime.
In the year 1828, a young man named Kaspar Hauser surfaces in Nuremberg, Germany. He claims to have been imprisoned in a dark cell for his whole life and has never interacted with others. As he integrates into society, his presence disturbs the townspeople and exposes hidden truths about the past. With tensions rising and conspiracy theories spreading, the mystery of Kaspar Hauser's origins and purpose deepens.
American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley, tasked with determining whether Nazi prisoners are fit to stand trial for their war crimes, finds himself in a complex battle of wits with Hitler’s right-hand man Hermann Göring.
Nuremberg in the year 2047: Human civilization has given way to hellish chaos. The governor contracts the development of a killer android called C.S.K., whose weapons cause terror among the population. But a cold-blooded duchess manages to win the android over to her side. Now she wants to take over the criminal underworld of Nuremberg and become the gangster queen. When they find out about this, the government has a better android called S.V.E.N.J.A. developed, but this one also joins the underworld. As a last resort, the governor sends the toughest cop around into the turmoil. An apocalyptic inferno of violence ensues!
Live performance, Bayerische Staatsoper, 2011. The Tales of Hoffmann (French: LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN) is an opéra fantastique by Jacques Offenbach that combines three short stories by E.T.A. Hoffmann into a haunting whole: a melancholy poet reflects on three women he loved and lost in the past: a mechanical performing doll, a Venetian courtesan, and the consumptive daughter of a celebrated composer. One of the questions this opera poses for any director is how to link the 'tales' of Hoffmann's three lost loves together and knit them satisfactorily into the Prologue and Epilogue. In this production, Richard Jones solves the puzzle by turning it into an autobiographical journey which ends with a grand meet-up of all the characters Hoffmann has encountered: for once, Hoffmann is not presented as a rollicking kind of drunken story-spinner, but rather a sad-eyed, sobered-up depressive, who reaches for the bottle only because his disastrous love life has gone wrong yet again.
Said to pick up where "Triumph of the Will" left off, this film showcases highlights of the Nazi Party rallies in Nüremberg in 1936 and 1937. The main focus of the film begins with extended footage of the Gothic splendor of Nüremberg from the air, Hitler's arrival at the airbase, his motorcade into the city, and the ensuing ceremonies. Other, much more propagandistic elements, are edited in; they include: past Nazi party marches and rallies, parachute drops, Wehrmacht exercises in the Zeppelin fields, random military formation night rallies and random shots of massed crowds, fireworks, torch lit marches, even live explosions.
Not everyone who nowadays drives on the A73 between Nuremberg and Bamberg knows that they are travelling on a former waterway. Still half a century ago, the old Ludwig-Main-Danube-Canal (in short: Ludwig-Canal) was located here, which represented the last puzzle piece to a navigable connection between the oceans. Build within a remarkable ten years’ time of construction, the canal, which was opened in 1846, was the realization of a small dream of humanity as it finally connected the North Sea with the Black Sea. Unfortunately, the idea could not support itself financially: Too powerful were the railroads, which saw its rise simultaneously, and which soon undermined the ambitious canal project’s future as they were in every regard the faster, more comfortable, and better means of transportation of the hour.