Description of eight microfilms of rsha files in moscow archives, currently in private hands in washington dc. The decent one biography dox official programme program. Lapa confessed, i am happy that im done living with himmler and analyzing him. This fatherly advice illustrates one side of the ss reichsfuehrer and the real architect of the holocaust, who could write the most banal love letters to.
Telecharger heinrich himmler the decent one torrent film. Par franck nouchi publie le 11 janvier 2015 a h47 mis a jour le 19 aout 2019 a h50. U want truth watch david irving, apart from invented zion lies, was very well done. As a compliant servant to his fuhrer, himmler controlled an economic empire in which hundreds of thousands of slave workers were exploited and extermination camps murdered millions. There was one member of the gestapo that i did want to see, the big chief of them all heinrich himmler himself. In february 2014, private letters and diaries of heinrich himmler. We can only wonder, as biographer peter longerich asks, how could such a banal personality attain such an historically unique position of power. Oct 01, 2014 the decent one uses the personal letters and photos of heinrich himmler to create a documentary illustrating his rise to power in the third reich. As chief of the german police and later the minister of the interior, himmler oversaw all internal and external police and security forces, including the gestapo secret state police. Therefore, she is the greatniece of heinrich himmler. Through previously undiscovered private letters, photos and diaries that were found in the himmler family house in 1945, the the decent one exposes a unique and at times uncomfortable access to the life and mind of the merciless architect of the final solution heinrich himmler. Oct 02, 2014 heinrich himmler and his family, in an undated photograph from the decent one. In the film, lapa weaves together himmlers life through these.
This authentic third reich document signed by himmler has been folded through the center but is otherwise in very good condition. She is the granddaughter of ernst himmler 19051945, who was the younger brother of heinrich himmler, one of the leading figures of nazi germany. Heinrich himmler biography facts, childhood, family of. Parallels the film premiered a week ago at the berlin film festival and is based on previously undiscovered letters and diaries. Heinrich grew up catholic but later became a big antichristian.
The decent one draws on himmlers personal documents. Born in 1900, heinrich himmler was the godson of a bavarian prince and became an officer cadet during the first world war. And did a truthful book and video of heinrich himmler. Documentary on himmler a compelling contribution to holocaust filmography october 8, 2014 sister rose patheos explore the worlds faith through different perspectives on. His father was joseph gebhard himmler 17 may 1865 29 october 1936, a teacher, and his mother was anna maria himmler nee heyder. The film makes use of these materials to sketch the biography and expose the inner mind, ideals, plans and secrets of ss commander, the architect of the final solution heinrich himmler. Himmler writes, in life one must always be decent, courageous.
Actors read from the letters and documents of a major architect of the holocaust. What is annoying but not surprising is the juxtaposition of his words in his letters with totally unrelated background videos. New film shows ss head heinrich himmler as mass murderer. Himmler in one of his letters says that in life, one must be always decent, courageous and kindhearted, and decent is apparently how he saw himself right up to the time he swallowed a. Watch the decent one online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Heinrich luitpold himmler 7 october 1900 23 may 1945 was reichsfuhrer of the ss, a military commander, and a leading member of the nazi party. Through letters, photos and diaries, this film exposes a unique and often uncomfortable access to the life and mind of ss commander heinrich himmler.
Oct 08, 2014 the tragic irony deftly revealed by the decent one is that himmler considered himself to be a scion of decency while millions of innocent people died at his hand. Heinrich himmler biography facts, childhood, family of nazi. Heinrich himmler, an unremarkable looking man, was hitlers top enforcer, in charge of the gestapo, the ss, and the socalled final solution. Oct 01, 2014 himmler in one of his letters says that in life, one must be always decent, courageous and kindhearted, and decent is apparently how he saw himself right up to the time he swallowed a. The decent one is based on a trove of recently revealed material whose provenance is somewhat mysterious, although as far as i know its authenticity is not in question.
The film describes himmler s ironic detachment in life one must always be decent. We will be happy to ship abroad at additional cost. Never actually seeing combat, himmler was discharged at the wars end and went to a technical college, where he majored in agriculture. An accomplished journalist, she produced and directed over a hundred. The tragic irony deftly revealed by the decent one is that himmler considered himself to be a scion of decency while millions of innocent people died at his hand.
Excerpt from the diary of heinrich himmlers daughter. The documents first found in the himmler family house in 1945 were hidden in tel aviv for. Heinrich luitpold himmler pronounced listen 7 october 1900 23 may 1945 was reichsfuhrer of the ss, a military commander, and a leading member of the nazi party. Why the decent one is the most haunting documentary ive ever seen a devastating doc drawn from a trove of private papers reveals the nazi war criminal as husband and dad heinrich himmler and his family, in an undated photograph from the decent one. The decent one draws on himmlers personal documents the. His father was joseph gebhard himmler, a secondaryschool teacher and principal of the prestigious wittelsbacher gymnasium. He rose to power during the second world war and is known as one of the very few men responsible for one of the most notorious holocausts in the known human history the massacre of jews. New film shows ss head heinrich himmler as mass murderer, family man.
A distinct and remarkable portrait of heinrich himmler is revealed in the decent one. Reichsfuhrerss heinrich himmler signed police document. David irving a typical german police decodes report prepared by bletchley park in august 1941. On november 11th, of 1918, germany signed the armistice that ended world war one, before himmlers training was complete. As the head of the ss himmler oversaw the construction and operation of nazi germanys concentration and extermination camps. In one of the great ironies of history, himmler should have been asking for a separate peace with stalin. We can only wonder, as biographer peter longerich asks, how could such a banal personality attain.
The film makes use of these materials to sketch the biography and expose the inner mind. Through readings of himmlers and his familys most personal writings and rarely seen restored film footage from key german. The decent one scratches the surfaces of a man without much of a personality who did terrible things. Heinrich himmler the nazi gestapo chief, head of the german police. But i was told that seeing him was almost as difficult as getting an audience with the fuehrer, because he systematically shuns publicity and is therefore journalistically one of germanys most inaccessible personalities. Vanessa lapas extraordinary new film the decent one makes use of these materials to sketch. In life, one must always be decent, courageous and kindhearted. With his father having connections, he left high school, on january 1st, 1918, to begin training for his position as an officer. The decent one grants a unique and at times uncomfortable access to the life and mind of the merciless architect of the final solution, heinrich himmler. It comes as no great shock to discover there isnt really anything underneath.
Regarding the decent one the dvd, im sort of on the fence as whether or not to recommend it. Using rare archival materials and interviews, this film biography shows how and why himmler became a monster of history. Heinrich himmler and his family, in an undated photograph from the decent one. There is certainly new information in himmler s own words but so much is what weve heard before. Jun 12, 2015 in 1941, heinrich himmler took time out from organizing the final solution to write to his 12yearold daughter, gudrun. Heinrich himmler with his daughter gudrun, around 1941. He rose to power during the second world war and is known as one of the very few men responsible for one of the most notorious holocausts in the known human history. Himmler was born in munich to a middleclass catholic family. The results today bear out this wisdompoland and hungary are still respectively polish and hungarian. Heinrich himmler was born in munich to a roman catholic 4 bavarian middleclass family.
Unluckily for himmler, the united nations forces demanded unconditional surrender, so no separate peace with the west was possible. The promotional document offered on this web page bears the authentic handwritten pen and ink signature of reichsfuhrerss heinrich himmler. A few years ago we purchased in europe, all of the promotional appointment and medal award documents of a career policeman, otto stiegeler of baden, germany. A recentlypublished book by american author, joseph bellinger, himmler s death, offers another conspiracy theory alternative to himmler s death, stating that heinrich himmler was assassinated by his british interrogators in may 1945 along with other highranking officers of the ss and werewolf resistance organization. Heinrich himmler was a german nazi military commander and a close associate of adolf hitler. The decent one dvd hennepin county library bibliocommons.
The film divulges the contents of letters to and from himmler s wife, daughter and mistress, and uses archival footage of himmlers time growing up in the 1920s with adolf hitler. In 1945 himmler attempted to open negotiations with the allies, whereupon he was dismissed from all. He was hitlers secondincommand and one of the most powerful and infamous nazis. Find the perfect heinrich himmler the decent one stock photo. There is certainly new information in himmlers own words but so much is what weve heard before. History buffs, and especially the vast army of folk obsessed with the second world war and nazis, will be enthralled by director vanessa lapa s exhaustive documentary about heinrich himmler, who rose through the ranks of the party to become minister of the interior. Heinrich himmler the decent one film 2014 allocine. The documentary about heinrich himmler is excruciating. Heinrich himmler documentary gets us distribution variety.
Eine deutsche familiengeschichte, published in english as the himmler. He was at hitlers right hand guy who jumped at anything that came up. Director vanessa lapa uses a cache of hundreds of himmlers and his familys. With germanys loss, heinrich completed his education and went to. Heinrich luitpold himmler was born in munich on 7 october 1900 into a conservative middleclass roman catholic family. The decent one uses the personal letters and photos of heinrich himmler to create a documentary illustrating his rise to power in the third reich. His legal battles mostly behind him, david irving has resumed work on heinrich himmler.
Film exposing a unique access to the life and mind of ss commander heinrich himmler. Lapas film suggests that the himmler familys private archive was stolen by american soldiers, and then sold on the black market. When world war one broke out, himmler dreamed to be in front office. Himmler, heinrich 1900 1945, leader of the ss and chief of german police, an architect of the final solution, and one of hitlers main advisors. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more. Heinrich himmler celebrity profile check out the latest heinrich himmler photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. He was great at seeing opportunities and making the most of them. In 1941, heinrich himmler took time out from organizing the final solution to write to his 12yearold daughter, gudrun. Heinrich himmler is an interesting figure to study.
On november 11th, of 1918, germany signed the armistice that ended world war one, before himmler s training was complete. Next to hitler, himmler emerged as the most powerful man in nazi germany. Why the decent one is the most haunting documentary ive ever seen. The decent one trailer in cinemas and on curzon home cinema. You learn from the book how much himmler was into the.