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Erna, Helmut and the Nazis

Erna, Helmut and the Nazis

Apr 29, 2021 1h 0m
7.3
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Synopsis

Germany, 1929. Helmut Machemer and Erna Schwalbe fall madly in love and marry in 1932. Everything indicates that a bright future awaits them; but then, in 1933, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party rise to power and their lives are suddenly put in danger because of Erna's Jewish ancestry.

Title Erna, Helmut and the Nazis
Companies ARTE, Sagamedia, NDR
Countries Germany
Keywords husband wife relationship, holocaust (shoah), world war ii, jew persecution, family secrets, third reich (iii reich 1933-45), racial prejudice, 1940s, war doctor, home movies, antisemitism, nazi germany
Michaela Kametz

Michaela Kametz

Self - Narrator (voice)
Matthias Kiel

Matthias Kiel

Additional Voice (voice)
Miriam Jansen

Miriam Jansen

Additional Voice (voice)
Uli Auer

Uli Auer

Additional Voice (voice)
Claudia Kaffanke

Claudia Kaffanke

Additional Voice (voice)
Nick Gardiner

Nick Gardiner

Additional Voice (voice)
Helmut Machener

Helmut Machener

Self (archive footage)
Erna Schwalbe

Erna Schwalbe

Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self - Politician (archive footage)
Hermann Göring

Hermann Göring

Self - Politician (archive footage)