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  • The World at War Inside the Reich: Germany - 1940-1944 (Season 1, Episode 16)
  • TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

The World at War

Inside the Reich: Germany - 1940-1944 (Season 1, Episode 16)
TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

Germany is jubilant after the surrender of France. Then the unsuccessful expansion of the war to include Russia and England gradually turns German morale from joy to fatalism. Even der Führer falls victim to the insidious fatalism caused ...See moreGermany is jubilant after the surrender of France. Then the unsuccessful expansion of the war to include Russia and England gradually turns German morale from joy to fatalism. Even der Führer falls victim to the insidious fatalism caused first by the crushing defeat at Stalingrad then the bunker bombing that nearly killed him. All the while the tightening Nazi grip and Allied assaults adds to the gloom of fear. Written by David Foss See less
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Writer
Neal Ascherson (written by)
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Updated Feb 20, 1974

Release date
Feb 20, 1974 (United Kingdom)
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19 cast members
Name Known for
Laurence Olivier
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Hans Kehrl
Self - Ministry of Economics 1938-43 / Ministry of Armaments 1943-45 Self - Ministry of Economics 1938-43 / Ministry of Armaments 1943-45   See fewer
Christabel Bielenberg
Self - Married to German Self - Married to German   See fewer
Albert Speer
Self - Minister of Armaments / War Production Self - Minister of Armaments / War Production   See fewer
Richard Schultze-Kossens
Self - Commander, SS Academy Self - Commander, SS Academy   See fewer
Traudl Junge
Self - Secretary to Hitler 1943-45 Self - Secretary to Hitler 1943-45   See fewer
Hertha Beese
Self - Berlin Housewife Self - Berlin Housewife   See fewer
Emmi Bonhoeffer
Self - Berlin Housewife Self - Berlin Housewife   See fewer
Otto John
Self - Member of Resistance (as Dr. Otto John) Self - Member of Resistance (as Dr. Otto John)   See fewer
Otto Ernst Remer
Self - German Army Officer Self - German Army Officer   See fewer
Martin Bormann
Self - Personal Secretary to the Führer (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Personal Secretary to the Führer (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Roland Freisler
Self - Bomb Plot Judge (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Bomb Plot Judge (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph Goebbels
Self - Propaganda Minister (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Propaganda Minister (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Hermann Göring
Self - C-in-C Luftwaffe (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - C-in-C Luftwaffe (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Heinrich Himmler
Self - Reichsführer-SS (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Reichsführer-SS (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Adolf Hitler
Self - Führer und Reichskanzler (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Führer und Reichskanzler (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Fritz Todt
Self - Minister of Munitions (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Minister of Munitions (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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