Festliches Nürnberg

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Festliches Nürnberg
Directed by	Hans Weidemann
Starring	Adolf Hitler Hermann Göring Other Nazi Leaders
Distributed by	Reichsparteitagsfilm
Release date(s)	1937 (Berlin)
Running time	21 minutes
Country	Nazi Germany
Language	German
Budget	Unlimited
Preceded by	Tag der Freiheit: Unsere Wehrmacht

Festliches Nürnberg (English: Festival Nuremberg) is a short 1937 propaganda film chronicling the Nazi Party rallies in Nuremberg, Germany in 1936 and 1937. The film was directed by Hans Weidemann.^[1]

[edit] Synopsis

The film runs in colour for only 21 minutes, containing footage of the 8th and 9th Nuremberg Rallies. Particularly notable scenes of both the rally and the film are images of Albert Speer's lighting techniques during the 9th Nuremberg rally on September 10 1937, in which he positioned 134 spotlights circling the Zeppelin field on which the rally was taking place. The beams of these spotlights converged at 20,000 feet, creating what became known as the "Cathedral of Light".

[edit] Background

Since the formation of the NSDAP in 1923, annual rallies had taken place at Nuremberg, mainly orchestrated by the 'minister for public enlightenment' Joseph Goebbels. The Nazi party, as it was known, also called upon architect Albert Speer to create a number of spectacles to inspire the German population. The 8th and 9th of these rallies were known as the "Rally of Honor" (Reichsparteitag der Ehre) and the "Rally of Labor" (Reichsparteitag der Arbeit) respectively.

[edit] References

1. ^ Zimmermann, Peter; Hoffmann, Kay (ed) (2005). Propagandafilme der NSDAP (German). Geschichte des dokumentarischen Films in Deutschland. Band 3 'Drittes Reich' 1933-1945. Reclam. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.

• http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/propaganda_in_nazi_germany.htm
• http://www.museen.nuernberg.de/english/english/reichsparteitag_e/pages/gelaende_e.html