Film

Behind the scenes of fascism

1983 · 49m · Documentary · TV Movie

Documentary about the phenomenon of fascism. Filmmaker Emerson Vermaat views secularization as a major cause of the rise of fascist systems. National Socialism, Communism, racism, and the influence of the church are discussed. In the Netherlands, politician Hans Janmaat (between 1982 and 1998) represents the racist aspect of fascism, while in America, it is the Ku Klux Klan. Featuring numerous interviews and archival material.

Emerson Vermaat

Self - Presenter

Ilse Goudriaan

Self - Voice-over

Janny Fijnvandraat

Self - Voice-over

Jaap Kamphuis

Self

Paul Valkenburg

Self

Paul Wilkinson

Self

Hans Graf Huyn

Self

Aryeh Ralbag

Self

Hans Janmaat

Self

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Joachim von Ribbentrop

Self (archive footage)

Vyacheslav Molotov

Self (archive footage)

Baldur von Schirach

Self (archive footage)

Pope John Paul II

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

• Franz ArnoldDirector
• Janny FijnvandraatProducer

Release date

April 26, 1983

Status

Released

Original language

Dutch

Runtime

49m

Genres

Documentary, TV Movie