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July 8, 2026… #movieoftheday is Titanic (full movie) (1943).
“Titanic is a 1943 German, propaganda film made during World War II in Berlin by Tobis Productions for UFA , depicting the catastrophic sinking of RMS Titanic in 1912. This was the third German language dramatization of the event, following a silent film released in 1912 just four months after the sinking and the British produced German film Atlantik released in 1929…
“Although the film had a brief theatrical run in parts of German-occupied Europe starting in November 1943, it was not shown in Germany by order of Joseph Goebbels , who feared that it would weaken German citizens' morale instead of improving it, as heavy Allied bombing raids made a film depicting mass panic and death unappealing. Goebbels later banned the film entirely and it did not have a second run.
“The film was the first [on the subject] which was simply titled Titanic and the first to combine various fictional characters and subplots with the true events of the sinking ; both conventions went on to become a staple of Titanic films .” - more at Wikipedia
Titanic was commissioned by Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels with the intent of showing not only the superiority of German filmmaking but also that British and American capitalism were responsible for the disaster. The addition of an entirely fictional heroic German officer to the ship's crew was intended to demonstrate the superior bravery and selflessness of German men, compared to the British officers.
The film's original director, Herbert Selpin , was arrested during production after speaking out against the Nazi regime and was later found hanged in prison. The film was completed by Werner Klingler who was not credited.
FULL MOVIE (English subtitles (closed captions not needed)): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elJWCtvSQnU
#Titanic #tangled #Wikipedia #2026
“Titanic is a 1943 German, propaganda film made during World War II in Berlin by Tobis Productions for UFA , depicting the catastrophic sinking of RMS Titanic in 1912. This was the third German language dramatization of the event, following a silent film released in 1912 just four months after the sinking and the British produced German film Atlantik released in 1929…
“Although the film had a brief theatrical run in parts of German-occupied Europe starting in November 1943, it was not shown in Germany by order of Joseph Goebbels , who feared that it would weaken German citizens' morale instead of improving it, as heavy Allied bombing raids made a film depicting mass panic and death unappealing. Goebbels later banned the film entirely and it did not have a second run.
“The film was the first [on the subject] which was simply titled Titanic and the first to combine various fictional characters and subplots with the true events of the sinking ; both conventions went on to become a staple of Titanic films .” - more at Wikipedia
Titanic was commissioned by Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels with the intent of showing not only the superiority of German filmmaking but also that British and American capitalism were responsible for the disaster. The addition of an entirely fictional heroic German officer to the ship's crew was intended to demonstrate the superior bravery and selflessness of German men, compared to the British officers.
The film's original director, Herbert Selpin , was arrested during production after speaking out against the Nazi regime and was later found hanged in prison. The film was completed by Werner Klingler who was not credited.
FULL MOVIE (English subtitles (closed captions not needed)): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elJWCtvSQnU
#Titanic #tangled #Wikipedia #2026
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