History / People and Culture

Music Under The Swastika - The Maestro and The Cellist of Aushwitz

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During the Third Reich, classical music served to entertain some and save the lives of others.

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch survives as a cellist in Auschwitz, while the famous conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler tries in vain to preserve his integrity and finally surrenders in a pact with the devil. With digitally restored and carefully colorized footage we tell the story of classical music in the Third Reich for the first time from an universal perspective.

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DURATION
1 x 90' / 1 x 60'
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER
DW
AVAILABLE IN
4K / HD
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE
English