Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: A & E Home Video
• VHS Release Date: February 8, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000006QV4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #624,711 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The Nazi party grew out of several occult groups that sprung up in the late 19th century as a reaction to the advanced materialism and technology of the era. These groups spoke of the coming of a new Messiah that would save Germany. Young Adolf Hitler developed the notion that perhaps he was the chosen one to save the German people. The political parties created in the wake of the countryís defeat in World War I combined nationalistic sentiment and occultist practices to forge an image of a superior German people. Hitlerís imprisonment after the failed 1923 Munich Beer Hall Putsch would make him a national hero for his defense of a strong German state, convincing him that he was the Messiah who could save Germany. Hitler appropriated Christian religious symbols such as the Spear of Destiny and the Holy Grail for his own purposes. He adopted the swastika, which contained occult significance from earlier cultures, as the symbol of Nazi Germany. Adolf Hitlerís rise was the product of forces and events connecting him, his associates and the occult. Was Hitler influenced by supernatural ideas or was he just the embodiment of pure hate and evil? Examine the importance of symbols of the occult, religion and astrology to Hitlerís concept of world domination."

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very interesting, June 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Hitler and the Occult [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video is full of facinating facts about the relationship between Hitler and the occult. It also has stunning footage of Hitler and the S.S. Full of interesting facts (and maybe some coincidences) about Nazis and the supernatural. But what stood out the most was Hitler's obsession with finding sacred artifacts wich he thought would give the Nazis supernatural powers. And I was surprised to see that Heinrich Himmler (I think that's his name) was obsessed with the occult. It is definatley worth watching twice. I reccomend it deeply.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too high a price for the quality, June 30, 2000

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David Segrove "DinA" (Phoenix, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hitler and the Occult [VHS] (VHS Tape)

While this is an interesting show, it's too expensive for the quality of the footage and the overall content.