Music ·Documentary · Germany · 2007 · 1h 33m

The Reich's Orchestra

Das Reichsorchester

The Reich's Orchestra poster
Director
Enrique Sánchez Lansch
Cast
Andreas Hoppe as Himself Wilhelm Furtwängler as Himself (archive footage)
Crew
Fariba Nilchian — Director of Photography Thomas Wellmann — Editor Enrique Sánchez Lansch — Writer Ulli Pfau — Producer Kristin Holst — Production Design
Tagline

The Berlin Philharmonic and the Third Reich

Synopsis

In 2007, the Berliner Philharmoniker celebrated their 125th anniversary. Film director Enrique Sánchez Lansch took this occasion to tell a hitherto unknown chapter in the history of the Berliner Philharmoniker: the years of National Socialism from 1933 to 1945. The film, “The Reichsorchester”, made in collaboration with musicians of the orchestra and its archive.

Mood & Themes
classical music
Key Collaborators
Enrique Sánchez Lansch Director Fariba Nilchian Director of Photography Thomas Wellmann Editor Enrique Sánchez Lansch Writer Ulli Pfau Producer Kristin Holst Production Design
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