Hitlerjunge Quex

Hitlerjunge Quex (1933)

Nazi propaganda film based on the life and death of Hitler Youth Herbert "Quex" Norkus – in the film, renamed Heini Völker – who was killed while distributing flyers in a Communist neighborhood.

Data lansării
1933-09-10
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (14)
Durată
1 h 31 min
Genuri
Dramă
Regizor
Hans Steinhoff

Distribuție

Curiozități

  • Filmat în: Berlin

Hitlerjunge Quex is a 1933 German film directed by Hans Steinhoff, based on the similarly named 1932 novel Der Hitlerjunge Quex by Karl Aloys Schenzinger. It was released in the United States as Our Flag Leads Us Forward.

Production

Bobby E. Lüthge and Karl Aloys Schenzinger wrote a script based on Schenzinger's Der Hitlerjunge Quex, a novel about Herbert Norkus that sold over 190,000 copies. The film was produced by Universum Film AG. The production was overseen by Baldur von Schirach, the leader of the Hitler Youth, and filming was done in Neubabelsberg.

Produced by Karl Ritter, it was supported by the Nazi leadership and produced for 225,000–320,000 RM (equivalent to €1,042,986–€1,483,357 in 2021). The latter also wrote the lyrics for the Hitler Youth marching song "Vorwärts! Vorwärts! schmettern die hellen Fanfaren", better known by its refrain, Unsere Fahne flattert uns voran, using an existing melody by Hans-Otto Borgmann, who was also responsible for the music.

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