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French propaganda film

Film | Accession Number: 2019.401 | RG Number: RG-60.6957 | Film ID: 4286

This French film of 1943 was commissioned by Nazi Germany's propaganda ministry within occupied France. It is notable as the last film to be directed by Paul Riche (pseudonym of Jean Mamy), an ex-Mason. The film virulently denounces Freemasonry, parliamentarianism, and Jews as part of Vichy's drive agains them and seeks to prove a Jewish-Masonic plot. On France's liberation, the film's writer, producer, and director were purged for collaborating with the Nazis.

This very short excerpt (39 seconds) contains the opening title sequence and a newspaper headline regarding President Roosevelt.


Film Alternate Title
Occult Forces: The mysteries of Freemasonry unveiled for the first time on the screen
Duration
00:00:39
Date
Production:  1943
Locale
France
Language
French
Genre/Form
Propaganda.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of the International Court of Justice
 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 22:05:01
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