- Hitler Youth Quex
"Hitlerjunge Quex: Ein Film vom Opfergeist der deutschen Jugend" ("Hitler Youth Quex: A film about the sacrificial spirit of German youth") is a 1933 film directed by Hans Steinhoff. Based on the story of
Herbert Norkus , it was written by Bobby E. Lüthge and K.A. Schenzinger (who also wrote the novel, "Hitlerjunge Quex", on which it is based).It is named after the
protagonist , aHitler Youth with the nickname "Quex," i.e.quicksilver , who is portrayed as being killed by German Communists while giving out Nazi propaganda.References
"An Analysis of the Nazi Film ‘Hitlerjunge Quex’" by
Gregory Bateson , in "Studies in Visual Communication", No 4., 1980, p. 20-55....Essential Modern World History p 372
See also
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List of German films 1919-1933
*List of German films 1933-1945
*Nazism and cinema External links
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