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Erna, Helmut and the Nazis
7.3 / 10• 2021• 1h 0m•NR• German
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
MK
Michaela Kametz
Self - Narrator (voice)
LeadHM
Hans Machemer
Self
TW
Thea Wilmer
Self
LT
Ludger Terliesner
Self
HK
Hermann Krumme
Self
MK
Matthias Kiel
Additional Voice (voice)
MJ
Miriam Jansen
Additional Voice (voice)
UA
Uli Auer
Additional Voice (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jutta Pinzler's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Erna, Helmut and the Nazis is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
