Film

Film was seen more as a means of relaxation rather than direct propaganda purposes. Due to improvements in technology the 1930's saw a great growth in productions and audiences. Between 1933 and 1942 the number of film-goers quadrupled. In 1933 ,when the Nazis came to power, they excersised increased control over the film companies and the content included. There were four main film companies who were allowed to remain private from the government as to not harm export sales. However the RMVP gradually bought up these companies so indirectly they became owned by the state as to not arouse suspicion. By 1942 all film producing companies were nationalised under the banner of UFI (UFA film GMBH). Along with regulation several foreign films mainly american were banned, Goebbels personally approved every film made in Germany. During the entire Nazi regime over 1000 films were produced with only 1 sixth of which were considered 'non-overly proagandist.' During the Nazi regime over 1000 feature films were made, famous producer Leni Riefenstahl was commissioned to to make highly detailed recordings of rallies and festivals to tell people what was going on and to heavily encourage involvement by those who watched. Many Films would often gloryify the struggle faced by post WW1-Germany and the rize of Naxism, while some (such as famously The Eternal Jew) portrayed Jewish people as a parasitic race within the German Nation. Henrich Himmler (leader of the SS) made all SS Gaurds in the camps to watch these films in order to keep up support for what they were doing. This was an effective means of disgusing propaganda and making it invisible to the german people. This meant that people were not aware propaganda was being used, and all films had to be approved or made to boost popularity of the Nazi party or hatred of the jews.