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DeutschBlack Fox: The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler
| Black Fox: The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Louis Clyde Stoumen |
| Written by | Louis Clyde Stoumen Johann Wolfgang Goethe |
| Produced by | Louis Clyde Stoumen Don Devlin |
| Narrated by | Marlene Dietrich |
| Edited by | Kenn Collins Richard Kaplan Mark Wortreich |
| Music by | Ezra Laderman |
| Distributed by | Capri Films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Black Fox: The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler is a 1962 documentary directed by Louis Clyde Stoumen.[1]
Summary
[edit]Depicting through archival footage and photographs the rise and fall of Nazi Germany, using Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 1794 version of Reynard the Fox as a parallel.[2]
Release
[edit]Black Fox was originally scheduled to be released by Astor Pictures. After Astor's bankruptcy, Black Fox was released by the newly-formed Capri Films.[3]
Accolades
[edit]It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1962.[4][5]
See also
[edit]- List of American films of 1962
- Le Roman de Renard - Ladislas Starevich's 1930 puppet-animated feature film version of Goethe's tale
References
[edit]- ^ MUBI
- ^ "Deal Man Produces Oscar-Winning Film". Asbury Park Press. 1963-05-19. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Producer of 'Black Fox' Plans More Documentaries". Boxoffice. 1963-05-20. p. 18. Retrieved 2020-04-12 – via Lantern.
- ^ "NY Times: Black Fox: The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ "The 35th Academy Awards (1963) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved June 1, 2019.