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Triumph Over Violence

1965 · 138 min

A sobering, essayistic montage of archival footage that confronts the viewer with the horror and absurdity of fascism, demanding close attention.

Directed by
Mikhail Romm
Genres
Documentary, History, War
Starring
Mikhail Romm, Marlene Dietrich, Joseph Goebbels
Overview
Romm pulls out all the stops in his selection of documentary material to draw the viewer not only into absolute horror about fascism and Nazism in 1920s–1940s Europe, but also to a firm conviction that nothing of the sort should be allowed to happen again anywhere in the world.

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Directed by
Mikhail Romm
Genres
Documentary, History, War
Starring
Mikhail Romm, Marlene Dietrich, Joseph Goebbels
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • corruption
  • violence
  • war
  • morality
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Action3
Horror6
Humour2
Realism10
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
documentary, history, war
Directed by
Mikhail Romm
Written by
Mikhail Romm, Maya Turovskaya, Yuriy Khaniutin
Starring
Mikhail Romm, Marlene Dietrich, Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Oswald Mosley, Martin Bormann, Willy Brandt
Music
Alemdar Karamanov
Cinematography
German Lavrov
Runtime
138 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
German, Russian

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