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 (creator of montage)

Complete catalog record

Original source: AMDigital Reference: N-507281 | Film format: 16mm Comb col pos | Contributors: Heinz, Walter; Schulz, Gisela. | Production Company: GDR Television Films. | Reproduction of: GDR (German Democratic Republic), 1977. 16mm Comb col pos. | The British Film Institute
Original production: [German Democratic Republic] : GDR Television Films, 1977.
Physical description: 1 online resource (1 video file (53 minutes, 33 seconds)) : sound, colour.
Subjects: Kappler, Herbert, 1907-1978 | Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei Schutzstaffel | Neo-Nazism -- Germany (West) -- History | World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities -- Italy | Germany (West) -- Politics and government -- 1945-1990
Language note: In English and German.

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