From Caligari to Hitler
May 28, 2015 | IMDB 7.4
114 min Watch NowDocumentary, History
Film journalist and critic Rüdiger Suchsland examines German cinema from 1919, when the Republic of Weimar is born, to 1933, when the Nazis come into power. (Followed by Hitler's Hollywood, 2017.)
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The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
The Last Emperor
The Tin Drum
Matewan
Praise of Death
Glorious 39
Two Prosecutors
The Cat's Meow
Shoshana
The Lover in the Attic: A True Story
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Six Minutes to Midnight
Becoming Astrid
The Gorgon Case
Nanking
Rabbit-Proof Fence
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
The Bad Poet
Winter Journey
An Evening with Kevin Smith
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
IMDB 5.8 | Feb , 1960
Jack Diamond and his sickly brother arrive in prohibition New York as jewelry thieves. After a spell in jail, the coldly ambitious Diamond hits on the idea of stealing from thieves himself and sets about getting close to gangster boss Arnold Rothstein to move in on his booze, girls, gambling, and drugs operations.The Last Emperor
IMDB 7.6 | Oct , 1987
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.The Tin Drum
IMDB 6.9 | May , 1979
In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.Matewan
IMDB 7.4 | Aug , 1987
Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.Praise of Death
IMDB 0 | Sep , 1991
The life and death of famous Korean singer, Yun Sim-deok in the 1920s.Glorious 39
IMDB 6 | Nov , 2009
A mysterious tale set around a traditional British family on the eve of World War Two. Oblivious to the looming shadow of World War II, the wealthy Keyes maintain a confident façade in the British countryside until daughter Anne becomes an unexpected pawn. Her accidental discovery of secret recordings creates a rift in the family.Two Prosecutors
IMDB 6.4 | Oct , 2025
In 1937, amidst Stalin's Great Terror, a newly appointed prosecutor for the USSR is made aware of alleged corruption in the Secret Police, and takes it upon himself to investigate.The Cat's Meow
IMDB 5.8 | Oct , 2001
Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.Shoshana
IMDB 6.5 | Jan , 2024
In this edge-of-your-seat thriller inspired by real events, a British police officer and a Jewish woman fall in love amidst the political turmoil of 1930s Tel Aviv. With British control over Palestine precarious and conflict inevitable, everyone is forced to choose a side.The Lover in the Attic: A True Story
IMDB 5 | Oct , 2018
This is the lurid, true story about femme fatale Dolly, her murdered husband, and her lover, Otto -- the man in the attic. In the 1930s, Dolly met and seduced her repairman Otto... but she was already married to successful business man Fred.Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
IMDB 6.5 | Jun , 2017
The story of Italian cinema under Fascism, a sophisticated film industry built around the founding of the Cinecittà studios and the successful birth of a domestic star system, populated by very peculiar artists among whom stood out several beautiful, magnetic, special actresses; a dark story of war, drugs, sex, censorship and tragedy.Six Minutes to Midnight
IMDB 6.1 | Oct , 2020
Summer 1939. Influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town to learn the language and be ambassadors for a future looking National Socialist. A teacher there sees what is coming and is trying to raise the alarm. But the authorities believe he is the problem.Becoming Astrid
IMDB 7 | Sep , 2018
When Astrid Lindgren was very young something happened that affected her profoundly, and this combination of both miracle and calamity came to shape her entire life. It was an event that transformed her into one of the most inspiring women of our age and the storyteller a whole world would come to love. This is the story of when a young Astrid, despite the expectations of her time and religious upbringing, decided to break free from society's norms and follow her heart.The Gorgon Case
IMDB 5.3 | Nov , 1977
In 1931, just before the New Year, in a house of architect Henryk Zaremba scream rips the night. The daughter of Zaremba is found killed in her bedroom, obviously killed with a pickaxe. The police arrives and starts the investigation. Rita Gorgonova, the governess of the girl and also lover of Zaremba becomes the main suspect. Film based on real events - investigation and court trials of the most famous pre-war Polish murder case. Despite being historically accurate the movie is both involving and entertaining since the case was simple on the surface, but very complicated in details.Nanking
IMDB 7.1 | Feb , 2007
The story of the rape of Nanking, one of the most tragic events in history. In 1937, the invading Japanese army murdered over 200,000 and raped tens of thousands of Chinese. In the midst of this horror, a small group of Western expatriates banded together to save 250,000. Nanking shows the tremendous impact individuals can make on the course of history.Rabbit-Proof Fence
IMDB 7 | Feb , 2002
In 1931, three Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a trek across the Outback.Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
IMDB 9 | Oct , 2007
The story of Tasmanian-born actor Errol Flynn whose short & flamboyant life, full of scandals, adventures, loves and excess was largely played out in front of the camera - either making movies or filling the newsreels and gossip magazines. Tragically he was dead from the effects of drugs and alcohol by the time he was only 50 & the myths live on. But there is another side of Flynn that is less well known - his ambitions to be a serious writer and newspaper correspondent, his documentary films and his interest in the Spanish Civil War and Castro's CubaThe Bad Poet
IMDB 6 | May , 2021
1936. Giovanni Comini, the youngest Federal in Fascist Italy, is summoned to Rome for a delicate mission: to surveil aging national poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, whose increasingly restless behavior Mussolini fears could damage his alliance with Nazi Germany. However, after spending time with D'Annunzio, Comini finds himself torn between loyalty to the Party and his fascination with the poet, who will put his burgeoning career at risk.Winter Journey
IMDB 8 | Nov , 2019
Tucson, Arizona, September 1996. At the request of his son Martin, George Goldsmith tells him of his past in Nazi Germany as a member of a family of Jewish musicians and the strange history of the Jüdischer Kulturbund, a Jewish organization sponsored by Reichsminister Joseph Goebbels.An Evening with Kevin Smith
IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 2002
Kevin Smith interacts in Q&A sessions throughout various college stops in the USA.