In the depths of the Great Depression and in the waning days of the crumbling Weimar Republic, a poor Berlin youth is torn between loyalty to his unemployed Communist father and his ever-gro... Read allIn the depths of the Great Depression and in the waning days of the crumbling Weimar Republic, a poor Berlin youth is torn between loyalty to his unemployed Communist father and his ever-growing fascination of the Hitler Youth movement.In the depths of the Great Depression and in the waning days of the crumbling Weimar Republic, a poor Berlin youth is torn between loyalty to his unemployed Communist father and his ever-growing fascination of the Hitler Youth movement.
- Heini Völker
- (as Ein Hitlerjunge)
- Fritz Dörries
- (as Ein Hitlerjunge)
- Ulla Dörries
- (as Ein Hitlermädchen)
- Grundler
- (as Ein Hitlerjunge)
- Kowalski
- (uncredited)
- Ausrufer (barker)
- (uncredited)
- Arzt (doctor)
- (uncredited)
- Althändler (furniture dealer)
- (uncredited)
- Lebensmittelhändler (grocer)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaHerbert Norkus, born July 1916, was killed, stabbed six times, by German Communists on 24th January 1932, Berlin, as he delivered Nazi Propaganda leaflets. His martyred death became a role-model for the Hitler Youth, and too, exploited in the Nazi propaganda war machine.
- Quotes
Bannführer Kaß: Where were you born?
Vater Völker: In Berlin.
Bannführer Kaß: Where is it?
Vater Völker: Near the Spree.
Bannführer Kaß: Near the Spree, that's right. But where? In what country?
Vater Völker: Well, in Germany, of course.
Bannführer Kaß: In Germany, that's correct. In our Germany. Think about it.
- Crazy creditsHeini Völker, Ulla, her brother Fritz and all other young characters, especially the Hitler Youth characters are credited as Hitler Youth boy, Hitler Youth girl or The Girls and Boys of the Berlin Hitler Youth.
- Alternate versionsThere is an Italian edition of this film on DVD, distributed by DNA srl, "PARACELSUS (1943) + IL GIOVANE HITLERIANO QUEX (1933)" (2 Films on a single DVD), re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.
- ConnectionsEdited into Deutschland, erwache! (1968)
- SoundtracksUnsre Fahne flattert uns voran
(Maschlied der Hitlerjugend)
Music by Hans-Otto Borgmann
Lyrics by Baldur von Schirach
1. Utter bewilderment at its propaganda value; the Communists seem to modern eyes to have far the best deal, with beer, food and sex high on their agenda, yet the young Heini - and presumably the 12-year-olds in the audience - are won over totally by the promise of shiny shoes, cups of tea, boy scout uniforms, cold morning dips and strident community singing. Beats me. 2. No comedy or light relief in any way: no town drunk, sly spiv, amusing slapstick with planks, etc. Was 1930s Berlin really that humourless? 3. What a rabble the Nazi youth seemed - gawky and indisciplined, far from the ruthlessly efficient robots of our imagination. 4. The only two decent actors in the whole thing are the two Commie blokes. Heini's dad turns in a convincing performance as the drunken old bully who personifies the Red Menace. 5. Getting short trousers to fit evidently beyond scope of even the well-organised Hitlerjugend. Every pair two sizes too small. 6. Chilling role played by gas. As a film "it's pants", as modern 12-year-olds might say (possibly echoing point 5). But as a grim piece of political history it is indeed quiet fascinating - and mystifying, as well as enlightening.
- robainsley
- Mar 21, 2003
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- Hitler Youth Quex
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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