Adolph Hitler's Home Movies

Adolph Hitler's Home Movies
Customer Review: A small sampling, but adequate
This film runs for 53 minutes, even though there are over four hours of Eva Braun's home movies in the National Archives. One would think this compilation would include the very best of the home movies, but this isn't quite so. Actually, much of the best material is left out of this otherwise interesting exercise. Eva began filming with her Agfa color movie camera in 1936 and she captures much film of the Fuehrer cavorting about the Obersalzberg, often with Speer, Goebbels, or his secretaries in tow. The films are all banal, but still extremely interesting if you have an interest in this type of thing. The quality is very good, especially the Technicolor clips, which comprise about 75% of the total running time. There is additional black and white footage of Hitler inside the Berghof, consulting with ministers and other toadies. There is also film of Eva Braun herself, doing gymnastics on the banks of the Koenigsee, skiing and hanging around the Berghof terrace. Again, this represents only 25% of the total Braun color home movie footage, but as an introduction, it's quite good. There is no narration, so unless you've boned up on the Nazi ancillary figures, you'll be at a loss.