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screened films that focused on "the virtues of the Aryan type, German military and industrial strength, and the evils of the Nazi's enemies". Often these propaganda films focused on
Germany’s enemies, particularly to foster anti-British sentiment among the public. The Film Office provided local groups with films, while the leader of the local group was responsible for all preparations.
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The Office of Slides was actually a separate body, known as the
Gaubildstelle, which was under the supervision of the Department of Film. The Gaubildstelle archived all slides and images of important events, which were then organized and screened by the Department of Film. The Department selected and
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Department produced few films before 1939, when Neumann pushed for a greater output. The precise number of films produced during the Nazi era has been lost, but scholars estimate that between 1150 and 1350 feature films were made. One example of film created and endorsed by the Department for
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Germany because it was easily attained by all people. Hitler himself declared it superior to the written word, which required "arduous reading" to understand. The importance of film propaganda is underscored by the fact that 45 million people attended the film shows put on by the NSDAP.
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Goebbels, both of whom were fascinated by the medium. Both men regularly showed films in their homes and often discussed movies and moviemaking.
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