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Nazi Titanic (2012) [N/A]

Featuring:
Lee Williams, Adolf Hitler, Steve Luckert

Directed by:
Oscar Chan


Release Date:
April 13, 2012

Original Title:
Nazi Titanic

Alternate Titles:
Die Nazi-Titanic
Die deutsche Titanic
Goebbels' Titanic - Geschichte eines Propagandafilms
Hitlers Titanic

Genres:
Documentary | History | War

Production Companies:
Blink Films
Channel 5
History

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 120

A FILM TO RIVAL A HOLLYWOOD PRODUCTION ...BUT THIS ONE IS A TRUE STORY

Overview from TheMovieDB

During a bizarre chapter of WWII, Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels decided to make a movie based on the sinking of the Titanic. This epic film was so large in scale that the Nazis were forced to divert men, material and ships from the war effort in order to complete it. Titanic was filmed aboard cruise ship SS Cap Arcona in the Baltic Sea. The movie’s director Herbert Selpin was arrested by the Gestapo over comments he made about the ship’s crew and he was questioned by Goebbels. Selpin was found dead the next day in his cell. The Gestapo’s verdict was suicide. Titanic never received the impressive premiere that Goebbels intended, being first shown in Nazi-occupied Paris in 1943. We reveal this little known but fascinating story by looking at the making of the film, as well as the fate of the German ship Cap Arcona.

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Overview from Open Movies

Nazi Titanic is the amazing and unknown story of one of the most bizarre chapters of WWII. In the middle of the war, Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, who was fascinated by the Titanic, decided to make a movie based on the sinking of the ship. This movie was so large in its scale, the Nazis were forced to divert men, materials and ships from their war effort in order to complete the film.

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Nazi Titanic (2012) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.2/10

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Production

Director:
Oscar Chan

Director of Photography:
Chris Openshaw

Writer:
Oscar Chan

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