The Architecture of Doom

The Architecture of Doom

1989
1h 59m
7.2

7.2/10

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"The Nazi philosophy of beauty through violence"

Overview

Featuring never-before-seen film footage of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime, The Architecture of Doom captures the inner workings of the Third Reich and illuminates the Nazi aesthetic in art, architecture and popular culture. From Nazi party rallies to the final days inside Hitler's bunker, this sensational film shows how Adolf Hitler rose from being a failed artist to creating a world of ponderous kitsch and horrifying terror. Hitler worshipped ancient Rome and Greece, and dreamed of a new Golden Age of classical art and monumental architecture, populated by beautiful, patriotic Aryans. Degenerated artists and inferior races had no place in his lurid fantasy. As this riveting film shows, the Nazis went from banning the art of modernists like Picasso to forced euthanasia of the retarded and sick, and finally to the persecution of homosexuals and the extermination of the Jews.

Status: Released

Language: SV

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Production Information

Production Companies
Poj Filmproduktion AB SVT Drama Sandrews Svenska Filminstitutet
Production Countries
Sweden
Spoken Languages
German Swedish

Quick Facts

Original Title Undergångens arkitektur
Release Date October 13, 1989
Status Released
Language SV
IMDb ID tt0098559

Cast

Rolf Arsenius
Rolf Arsenius

Swedish narrator (voice)

Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz

German narrator (voice)

Jeanne Moreau
Jeanne Moreau

French narrator (voice)

Sam Gray
Sam Gray

English narrator (voice)

Key Crew

Peter Cohen
Director
Peter Cohen
Producer
Peter Cohen
Writer