by The Shadow » Tue May 15, 2012 2:33 am
Ooh -- back in April the History Channel ran a documentary called NAZI TITANIC. It was primarily about a propoganda movie about the Titanic that Goebbels had Herbet Selpin making (usual stuff about evil rich people being responsible for sinking the Titanic). Goebbels wanted to one-up Hollywood with the movie magic spectacle which ultimately meant making one of the most expensive movies ever made -- they even converted an ocean liner to stand in for the Titanic in some exterior shots. There is also some grisly history connected to the movie, the Nazis would later use the ocean liner used in the movie as a means to kill concentration camp prisoners by disguising it as a troop transport.
It's a fascinating piece and well worth watching, hopefully the History Channel runs it again soon.
Well back on track, the reason I mention it at all was that some of the footage from the movie Goebbels had made (simply titled TITANIC) was lifted for use in A NIGHT TO REMEMBER. Both Joseph Goebbels and Herbert Selpin (the movie's first director) were uncredited in ANTR.
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?