Nazi Titanic

A sober, detail-rich documentary that uncovers a strange wartime propaganda project, mixing archival footage with a quietly chilling sense of futility.

Directed by

Oscar Chan

Genres

Documentary, History, War

Starring

Lee Williams, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels

Tagline

A FILM TO RIVAL A HOLLYWOOD PRODUCTION ...BUT THIS ONE IS A TRUE STORY

Overview

During a bizarre chapter of WWII, Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels decided to make a movie based on the sinking of the Titanic. This epic film was so large in scale that the Nazis were forced to divert men, material and ships from the war effort in order to complete it. Titanic was filmed aboard cruise ship SS Cap Arcona in the Baltic Sea. The movie’s director Herbert Selpin was arrested by the Gestapo over comments he made about the ship’s crew and he was questioned by Goebbels. Selpin was found dead the next day in his cell. The Gestapo’s verdict was suicide. Titanic never received the impressive premiere that Goebbels intended, being first shown in Nazi-occupied Paris in 1943. We reveal this little known but fascinating story by looking at the making of the film, as well as the fate of the German ship Cap Arcona.

How it feels

Dark, melancholic, tense and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.

About

War, power, obsession, death

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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