Rotation.
(eVideo)
Contributors
Staudte, Wolfgang, director.
Esser, Paul, actor.
Korb, Irene, actor.
Deickert, Karl-Heinz, actor.
Krause, Brigitte, actor.
Esser, Paul, actor.
Korb, Irene, actor.
Deickert, Karl-Heinz, actor.
Krause, Brigitte, actor.
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 100 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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eVideo
Language
ger
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Title from title frames.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1949.
Description
The story of an apolitical working-class family that nevertheless gets drawn into collusion with Nazi policies. Rotation was awarded the Golden Leopard at the 1954 Locarno Film Festival and is ranked by film critics as one of Germany's 100 Most Important Films. Rotation portrays a German family and its support for Hitler during the Nazi period. The apolitical mechanic Hans Behnke considers joining the Nazi party to improve his financial standing. When he helps friends print resistance leaflets, however, his son, a member of the Hitler Youth, betrays him and he gets sent to prison. After the war, father and son meet again. Another classic film by Wolfgang Staudte (The murderers are among us), it explores the individual's struggle within a murderous dictatorship. It was censored by Soviet authorities in East Germany because of its pacifist message and the inclusion of footage from Leni Riefenstahl's Olympia (1936).
System Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Staudte, W., Esser, P., Korb, I., Deickert, K., & Krause, B. (2014). Rotation . Kanopy Streaming.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wolfgang, Staudte et al.. 2014. Rotation. Kanopy Streaming.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wolfgang, Staudte et al.. Rotation Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Staudte, Wolfgang,, et al. Rotation Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
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