{"product_id":"hitler-and-film-bill-niven-9780300200362","title":"Hitler and Film: The Führer's Hidden Passion","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn exposé of Hitler's relationship with film and his influence on the film industry\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A presence in Third Reich cinema, Adolf Hitler also personally financed, ordered, and censored films and newsreels and engaged in complex relationships with their stars and directors. Here, Bill Niven offers a powerful argument for reconsidering Hitler's fascination with film as a means to further the Nazi agenda. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this first English-language work to fully explore Hitler's influence on and relationship with film in Nazi Germany, the author calls on a broad array of archival sources. Arguing that Hitler was as central to the Nazi film industry as Goebbels, Niven also explores Hitler's representation in Third Reich cinema, personally and through films focusing on historical figures with whom he was associated, and how Hitler's vision for the medium went far beyond \"straight propaganda.\" He aimed to raise documentary film to a powerful art form rivaling architecture in its ability to reach the masses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Niven\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300200366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300200362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2018 pg. 68","brand":"Bill Niven","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47199839813887,"sku":"9780300200362","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c74ff829-78a8-489a-a2d1-ed74e0ddf75a.jpg?v=1756785352","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hitler-and-film-bill-niven-9780300200362","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}