Music Under The Swastika - Le Chef d’orchestre et la violoncelliste d'Auschwitz

Réalisation
Christian BERGER

Why was classical music so important to Hitler and Goebbels? The stories of Jewish cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who survived Auschwitz, and of star conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, who worked with the Nazis, provide insight.

Directed by
Christian BERGER
Narrateur
Robin MERRILL
Photography
Johannes IMDAHL & Sven JAKOB-ENGELMANN
EDITING
Janine DAUTERICH
MUSIC
Marcus ZAHN
SOUND
Cornelius RAPP
Production
DW - Deutsche Welle
Rolf RISCHE (DW - Deutsche Welle)
Frauke SANDIG (DW - Deutsche Welle)
Tim KLIMEŠ (DW - Deutsche Welle)
Coproduction
Bernhard VON HÜLSEN (3B-Produktion GmbH)
Rolf RISCHE (DW - Deutsche Welle)
Frauke SANDIG (DW - Deutsche Welle)
Tim KLIMEŠ (DW - Deutsche Welle)
Distribution
DW - Deutsche Welle
DW - Deutsche Welle
Ventes
Autentic GmbH
Diffusion internationale
DW - Deutsche Welle

Directed by

Christian BERGER

Christian Berger is a journalist and director of documentary films. Since 2010 he has made around ten music documentaries – with stars such as Lang Lang, Tan Dun and Simon Rattle. His most successful films include "Beethoven's Ninth – Symphony for the World" and "Mission Mozart" with Lang Lang, the Vienna Philharmonic and Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Berger's films have been broadcast worldwide, released on DVD and won awards at International festivals.

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