Hans Westmar

1933
1h 35m

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Emil Lohkamp and Josef Fenneker in Hans Westmar (1933)

Student Hans is so appalled by decadent Berlin and the schemes of the Communist Party that he inspires the Nazi cohorts of his fellow storm troopers to actively fight the Communists who in t... Read allStudent Hans is so appalled by decadent Berlin and the schemes of the Communist Party that he inspires the Nazi cohorts of his fellow storm troopers to actively fight the Communists who in turn conspire to assassinate him.Student Hans is so appalled by decadent Berlin and the schemes of the Communist Party that he inspires the Nazi cohorts of his fellow storm troopers to actively fight the Communists who in turn conspire to assassinate him.

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10harryplinkett14

Watch it, if only for spite

When ridiculous and utterly laughable WWII Allied propaganda poses as a film, you are very unlikely to see descriptions like the one for this film. In the very first sentence it says the film 'purports' to present the life of Horst Wessel. Because, you know, nothing made in Germany back then had any truth to it, and was a nasty lie. Meanwhile, a work of total fiction, like Schindler's List, a movie based on a book which explicitly says it is NOT based on actual events, is being shown to schoolchildren as virtually a documentary.

8Troy-Tempest

Excellent Period Scenes

Yes, this is a massaged adaptation of Horst Wessel's story. Having said that, this has loads of period footage of streetscapes, SA marches and very good representations of the street battles between the KDP and NSDAP. The transfer of this remastered version is very watchable and the subtitles are very accurate. Without getting into an argument over politics, if you have an interest in this era you will enjoy this dvd

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The second half of the movie takes place in the Berlin sector Friedrichshain, where Horst Wessel was killed. After his death it was renamed in "Horst-Wessel-Stadt".

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Hans Westmar: [in a former tavern which is now an international club which is playing international music and is serving international food] I cannot stay here. I cannot. But one thing you should know: This here, this is not Germany. Believe me, Maud, Germany is not that.