The Last Nazis (TV Mini Series) Most Wanted (2009) User Reviews

Not what it should have been

[tsbrownie · 21 July 2012]

This is part of a 3 part series.

1. Follows Nazi hunter E. Zuroff in his pursuit of the last remaining (and lesser) Nazis. I found his arrogance, his self importance, his willingness to trample on other people's rights, his vanity (he wears lipstick during one interview), his displays of jealousy, his joviality over potentially destroying lives, ... to be extremely offensive. By the end of the show I am hoping that he fails, not because I support the Nazis, but rather because he is such an ass.

2. Follows BBC reporters in some of the most yellow, self-serving journalism I've ever seen on BBC TV. It borders on American style political reporting. They include themselves and their reactions in the "reporting" and admit they are looking for guilt. Not a credible report, but rather an attempt to generate emotional outrage at some minor Nazis.

3. Part 3 is a more factual report on Lebensborn children. It reveals how governments can twist societies into unnatural "norms". The reporting style has much more credibility and allows the viewer to form their views based on the facts presented.

Riddled with historical inaccuracies

[oyvindei · 1/10 · 18 April 2014]

Historical "documentaries" have become popular among the lay population, especially when they deal with fascinating topics such as the Nazis. However, these so-called documentaries are of variable quality, and this BBC documentary is unfortunately one of the worst I have seen in years. It deals in sensation and hyperbole - and disregards (or invents!) historical fact where it needs to. Part of the statements made - e.g. that the Germans exterminated the Polish population in the period 1939- 1940 and that the Lebensborn used SS soldiers to impregnate "Aryan" women - are old myths that no serious historian believes anymore. The same goes for the old lamp shades of human skin and gassings in Dachau, stories that were totally discredited about 50 years ago. Nonetheless, these factoids are presented as if they are embraced by the community of historians, when in fact the opposite is the state of the art. This "documentary" does not distinguish properly between fact and myth, something that is key for such a work. Thus, it just adds to already existing myths and fables on the Third Reich rather than presenting interesting points of view.

Part 2 of a series

[ihsxp · 9/10 · 6 March 2010]

This is part 2 of a 3 part BBC series. As time proceeds, fewer and fewer Nazis remain alive to be held accountable for their actions during the war. This program follows the cases of some of those in the process of investigation and trial.

Part 1 is about the murderous doctor of a death camp, not Mengle. One point it clearly makes is that Mengle was not alone in his sadism.

Part 3 tracks the lives of some survivors of Lebensborn - the Nazi attempt to create a master race from the cradle.

The series is worth the investment of 3 hours to watch all 3 parts. Parts will move the viewer to tears while other sections are less emotionally charged. It is somewhat different from other documentaries on this period in our history in that it is more personal than others I've viewed on the topic of the war and the Holocaust.