Mein Kampf is a 1960 Swedish documentary film about the rise and fall of Adolf Hitler, directed by Erwin Leiser. Distribution of the film began in 1959, and the film was a commercial success.
| Mein Kampf | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Den blodiga Tiden |
| Directed by | Erwin Leiser |
| Written by | Erwin Leiser |
| Produced by | Tore Sjoberg |
| Edited by | Erwin Leiser |
Production company | Minerva |
| Distributed by | Columbia (US) |
Release date |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Languages | German Swedish |
United States release
editIt was admired by George Seaton and William Perlberg, who saw it in Copenhagen, and they suggested Paramount buy it. The studio refused; the film was instead bought by Columbia for distribution in the United States for $50,000.[1] It grossed an estimated $1.45 million in the United States.[2]
German release
editThe film used footage from Triumph of the Will. It was seen in a Munich cinema by Leni Riefenstahl, who recalled she was "rendered speechless by what I saw on the screen" and considered it "a gross infringement of copyright and also intellectual theft." She sued for copyright infringement and accepted a financial settlement.[3] Another company took over the case on Riefenstahl's behalf but lost in what was known as the "Minerva decision" which ruled that copyright in Triumph of the Will was not owned by Riefenstahl.[4]
References
edit- ^ Thomas, Bob (26 June 1961). "'Mein Kampf' Maker Awaits Check". The Daily News. p. 10.
- ^ "1961 Rentals and Potential". Variety. 10 January 1961. p. 58.
- ^ Riefenstahl, Leni (1995). Leni Riefenstahl : a memoir. New York: Picador. pp. 450–451. ISBN 0312119267. LCCN 94045089.
- ^ Bach, Steven (2007). Leni. Knopf. pp. 257–259. ISBN 9780375404009. LCCN 2006049323. OCLC 1150239003.
External links
edit- Mein Kampf at IMDb
- Mein Kampf at Letterbox DVD
- Mein Kampf at TCMDB
- Mein Kampf Press Book. Columbia Pictures. 1960.
- "Mein Kampf review". Variety. 30 November 1960. p. 6.
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