Wednesday, September 23, 2015

The Nazi version of The Titanic - 1943

A version of the Titanic made in Germany in 1943...now you will have seen everything...

It is partly an anti-English propaganda film: the Titanic is called "the glory of the English empire" at one point and the reason the Titanic sank in this film hinges on the desire of the owners to set a world speed record which will increase their stock prices. John Jacob Astor becomes a bad guy in the film as he continually tries to take means to undercut White Star's attempts to inflate their stock prices so that he can steal the Titanic from them.

English subtitles thoughtfully provided by Herr Minister of Propaganda? Yes, it has English subtitles..the opening song is in German...just absorb it for its nonverbal qualities if you can't Sprechen Sie deutsch...

First there's a German song, then the trailer for the film (no subtitles) then the film itself (subtitles).