The March to the Führer
Release dates: 1940
Running time: 44
minutes
Country: National-Socialist Germany
Language: German
Der
Marsch zum Führer
(English: The March to the Führer) is a National-Socialist film released in
1940. It depicts the nationwide march of Hitler Youth (HJ) to Nuremberg for the
National-Socialist Party Rally. Unlike the earlier Leni Riefenstahl Nuremberg
documentaries, it does not focus on the Party congress itself, or on National-Socialist
leaders, who are not shown until the very end of the film. Instead, it follows
HJ boys from various parts of National-Socialist Germany beginning their
journey, camping along the route, being taken in by helpful families on the way
and marching through cities in formation, saluting and carrying the swastika
banner.
The film tells of these
columns as they march through the mountains, forests, fields and towns of
Hitler's realm. Their pilgrimage is climaxed by the colorful ceremonies of the
Nuremberg Congress as they parade before their Führer and are addressed by National-Socialist
youth leader Baldur von Schirach, Rudolf Hess, and Adolf Hitler himself. Behind
the splendid pageantry of this film and the remarkable discipline of its
participants is revealed, as vividly as in any cinematic record in existence,
the skill of the National-Socialist leaders in preparing Germany's youth, both
physically and psychologically, to defend the Reich and Europe.
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