Crisis (1939)

A Film of "The Nazi Way"

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 0M

Director : Herbert Kline, Hans Burger, Alexander Hammid
Writer : Herbert Kline, Hans Burger, Alexander Hammid

Synopsis

A documentary about the conquest of Czechoslovakia by the Nazis just prior to World War 2.

Actors

Edvard Beneš
Edvard Beneš
Leif Erickson
Leif Erickson
Narrator (voice)
Konrad Henlein
Konrad Henlein
George Voskovec
George Voskovec
Jan Werich
Jan Werich

Crews

Herbert Kline
Herbert Kline
Director
Hans Burger
Hans Burger
Director
Alexander Hammid
Alexander Hammid
Director
Herbert Kline
Herbert Kline
Story
Herbert Kline
Herbert Kline
Screenplay
Hans Burger
Hans Burger
Screenplay
Alexander Hammid
Alexander Hammid
Screenplay
Alexander Hammid
Alexander Hammid
Director of Photography
Jan Lukas
Jan Lukas
Director of Photography
Alexander Hammid
Alexander Hammid
Editor
Herbert Kline
Herbert Kline
Editor
Herbert Kline
Herbert Kline
Producer
Hans Burger
Hans Burger
Production Manager
H. W. Susskind
H. W. Susskind
Original Music Composer
Roger Desormière
Roger Desormière
Conductor
Jaroslav Harvan
Jaroslav Harvan
Original Music Composer

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