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The Manipulated Society: Do You Know Kappler?

Documentary about Herbert Kappler, who was the head of German police and security services in Rome during the Second World War. Kappler was imprisoned in Italy after the war, but in 1977, when nearing death, he was smuggled out of Italy to Germany. An international incident ensued, as Italy tried, unsuccessfully, to extradite him. The film makers interview a great many people in Germany, most of whom supported Kappler and believed he should not be sent back. The documentary then looks at a street debate between neo-Nazis and anti-Fascist protesters. This leads to a wider consideration of neo-Nazism in Germany.

Credits

Walter Heinz (editor); Gisela Schulz (montage)

Complete catalog record
Original source: Reproduction of: GDR (German Democratic Republic), 1977. 16mm Comb col pos. | The British Film Institute | Archive Reference: N-507281. | Contributors: Heinz, Walter; Schulz, Gisela. | Production Company: GDR Television Films.
Release: Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2017.
Physical description: 1 online resource (video file 0:53:33) : sound, colour | polychrome
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities -- Italy | Neo-Nazism -- Germany (West) -- History | War criminals | Politics and government | Germany (West) -- Politics and government -- 1945-1990 | Germany (West) | Wars | Second World War (1939-1945) | SS (Schutzstaffel) | Nazism | Fascism | War crimes | Atrocities | Death | Massacres | Anti-Fascism | Neo-Nazism | Imperialism | Journalism | Nationalism | Propaganda | Concentration camps | Banking and finance | Work and employment | German army | Communism | Anti-Communism | Youth organisations | Militia | Soltau | Germany | West Germany (FDR) | Rome | Italy | Munich | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Kappler, Herbert (1907-1978) | Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945) | Hess, Rudolf (1894-1987) | Documentary | Post-1975 | Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei Schutzstaffel | Kappler, Herbert, 1907-1978 | 1939-1990

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Sources

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Record added 2026-11-08 20:56:10