Erwin Leiser Movies

Using exclusively archival footage, Erwin Leiser traces the rise and collapse of the Third Reich, from Adolf Hitler’s early years to the...

A portrait of the American poet, biographer, journalist, and editor, Carl Sandburg (1878-1967). He won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and...

Combining archival footage with dramatized episodes based on real accounts, this film examines everyday life in Nazi Germany through the experiences...

A interview with Fritz Lang where he talks about his career in Germany and troubles with the Nazis.

In January 1989 the first Message to Man International Film Festival took place in Leningrad. This film, made during the festival, is a record of its...

A documentary film created using authentic footage that shows the terrifying effects of nuclear weapons, using Hiroshima as an example.

A documentary about the events at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (dffb) in November 1968, which led to the termination of the training...

Documentary about film as propaganda in the Third Reich.

Documentary about art theft during the nazi era.

A dozen of men meet after 50 years. Once they all studied in the same high school class in Berlin, but the war broke out the year before they were to...

Documentary about antisemitic pogroms in Nazi Germany.

In 1937, art and power collide in a rare clash that will change the face of Europe for decades to come. At the beginning of the year, the Spanish...

Film about Auschwitz and the extermination of the European Jews.