Filmed in 1997, this eight part documentary was done just in time for if done today, ten years on, it would mean that many of the elderly witnesses to the events of Nazi Germany would have been dead, and without their input, the power of the piece would have been somewhat diminished. For this is a documentary in which the "ordinary people" make it work combined with the unseen archive footage. Through this combination we get to understand the rise and fall of the Third Reich for it is these "ordinary people" who made the events unfold on a day-to-day basis by taking part and it is those who witnessed atrocities whose stories combined with footage give us an understanding of what life was like then. Of course, one is drawn to the episode of the Holocaust. It's as harrowing as can be because of the minute detail it goes into on the events. Also of interest is the focus on Adolf Hitler. On a day-to-day basis he must have been the laziest leader ever! Rarely getting out of bed before midday, he preferred to leave affairs of state to sort themselves out. He seemed to enjoy subordinates fighting and boy did they fight, but the result was an organisational vacuum at the centre of state. The interviews with the unrepentant Nazis are excruciating. The excuses they use for their actions is stuff like: "It was a long time ago" or the Shaggy excuse: "It wasn't me" Needless to say, the viewer doesn't warm to these people. On the DVD: The Nazis: A Warning from History has six episodes spread across two discs. Picture and sound are standard TV quality; notable is the evocative use of Brahms's German Requiem as the series' theme. Other than subtitles, there are no extra features. Extras aren't needed really as everything is in the documentaries themselves. 5 STARS OUT OF 5 The Nazis - A Warning From History Samuel West Buy UK Dvd (This Site) (Shipped from UK) Two Discs [2004] Narration: Samuel West Format: Black & White, Colour, PAL Language: English Region: Region 2 (UK & Europe) Number of discs: 2 Classification: PG Studio: 2 Entertain Video DVD Release Date: 24 May 2004 Run Time: 300 minutes DVD Features: Main Language: English Available Audio Tracks: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Price: £21.99 (UK Sterling) / $ 45.99 (US Dollars approx) (Shipped from UK) (Price includes worldwide postage & packaging) Payment can also be made to Lenin Imports by cheque, po, money order, international money order, cash by registered mail. Please enclose title of item ordering and return address. Address: Lenin Imports 5 High Street South Norwood London SE25 6EP United Kingdom Also available: amazon.co.uk | amazon.com Movie Review Adolf Hitler adolf hitler dvds | videos adolf hitler | josef goebbels | triumph of the will | leni riefenstahl | josef mengele | martin bormann adolf hitler dvds adolf hitler videos adolf hitler dvds | videos adolf hitler | josef goebbels | triumph of the will | leni riefenstahl | josef mengele | martin bormann Page created by: lenin@netcomuk.co.uk Changes last made: 2007