Das Himmler-Projekt

Deutschland 1999/2000 Dokumentarfilm

Summary

The Himmler Project
Romuald Karmakar directs the actor Manfred Zapatka in performing the three-and-a-half hour speech originally declaimed before ninety-two SS generals by Heinrich Himmler on the 4th of October, 1943 in the Golden Hall of the Posen Palace: according to Joachim C. Fest, it was "one of the worst displays of the German language". On top of Himmler′s many slip-ups, his pronunciation of names, cities and foreign words took over and held the rhythm. Throughout the film, Zapatka occupies the entire mise-en-scène; the background is neutral; he is dressed as a civilian, wearing no costume whatsoever.

 

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Credits

All Credits

Shoot

    • November 1999
Duration:
185 min
Format:
Video, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Ton
Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 19.02.2000, Berlin, IFF - Internationales Forum des Jungen Films;
TV-Erstsendung: 10.09.2001, West 3

Titles

  • Originaltitel (DE) Das Himmler-Projekt
  • Titelübersetzung (ENG) The Himmler-Project

Versions

Original

Duration:
185 min
Format:
Video, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Ton
Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 19.02.2000, Berlin, IFF - Internationales Forum des Jungen Films;
TV-Erstsendung: 10.09.2001, West 3

Awards

Adolf-Grimme-Preis 2002
  • Spezialpreis
2000
  • 3sat-Dokumentarfilmpreis