EVA BRAUN HOME MOVIES [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: EVA BRAUN HOME MOVIES [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: GWY 1175
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  • Summary: Eva Braun's amateur footage shot in and around the Berghof and at the lakes at Königsee and Starnbergersee.
  • Description: Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Scenes on the terrace. Group sitting on upholstered sunbeds, from left, Frau Esser (wife of Hermann Esser), Frau Johanna Morell, Frau Berta Schwarz, Franz-Xaver Schwarz (Treasurer of the NSDAP) and Eva Braun (wearing a dirndl throughout these scenes). Group standing by the stone terrace wall, from left, Frau Berta Schwarz, Franz-Xaver Schwarz, Eva Braun and an unidentified man, various shots. Eva Braun posing for the camera standing holding a coffee cup. Eva Braun sitting along the stone terrace wall posing for the camera and talking with an unidentified man. Hitler and Hermann Esser sitting on an upholstered sunbed with Hitler stroking an Alsatian dog (probably "Blondi"). Frau Johanna Morell with the Alsatian dog. Frau Gerda Daranowski and Frau Christa Schröder (Hitler's secretaries), both wearing dirndls, posing on the stone terrace wall. Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Dark interior shot looking out at the countryside through the window in Hitler's study. Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Panning shot over the countryside in rain. Scenes on the terrace. Walter Hewel talking with Ilse Braun who is holding a camera. Shot from the terrace in rain. Hitler, Dr Theodor Morell and Adolf Wagner standing on the terrace, various shots. Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Interior shots, Gretl Braun and Ilse Braun sitting talking and reading. Panning shot from the Berghof steps over the mountains and trees. Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Hitler, Dr Karl Brandt (Hitler's personal doctor) and Gerhard Engel leave the Berghof and descend the steps towards awaiting cars. Hitler gets in to the front passenger seat of the waiting car. Profile shot of Hitler on the terrace (?). Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Hitler greeting a group of women, one holding a little girl, probably in the Hall of the Berghof (?). Obersalzberg, Germany. Long-distance shot of a group walking in the snow. Shots of wooden bird-boxes in the trees. Two small children playing in the snow. Hitler watching the children. Starnberger, Germany. Starnbergersee, group playing in the water on and around a water-bed and with a ball, group includes Ilse Braun, Eva Braun, Franziska Braun and Friedrich Braun. Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. On the terrace, close-up shot of Wilhelm Brückner. A waiter serving coffee to Wilhelm Brückner, Gerda Bormann (wife of Martin Bormann) and Dr Karl Brandt who are sitting on the terrace wall. Wilhelm Brückner (?) and an unidentified man running across the terrace towards the camera. Albert Forster (Gauleiter of Danzig) talking with Gerda Bormann and Dr Karl Brandt. Brief shot of Albert Forster and Frau Forster (?) talking with Hitler. Hitler and Dr Karl Brandt walking to the viewpoint at the Kehlsteinhaus. Walter Hewel talking with Gerda Bormann. Close-up low angle shot of Wilhelm Brückner. Close-up of Gerda Daranowski. Albert Speer sitting on the terrace wall reading. Group on the terrace including, from left, Dr Karl Brandt, Joachim von Ribbentrop (Reichs Minister for Foreign Affairs) Albert Speer and Walter Hewel. Hitler walking out on to the terrace in bright sunshine, accompanied by Max Amman (Head of the Reichs Press Chamber). In the foreground Frau Johanna Morell. Joachim von Ribbentrop joins Hitler and goes with him into the Berghof. Panning shot over the mountains. Hitler and Rudolf Schmundt (Wehrmacht adjutant to Hitler) walking in the garden of the Berghof. Wilhelm Brückner jokingly attempting to push two unidentified men off the terrace wall. Close-up of Anni Brandt and Margarethe Speer (wife of Albert Speer) sitting on the terrace. View from the terrace. Views of the countryside. Obersalzberg, Germany. Brief shot of Franziska Braun and Friedrich Braun. View of a vase of flowers on a window sill. Small girl posing for the camera. Heinrich Hoffmann and unidentified man sitting on the grass talking, with a black Scottish terrier in the background. Unidentified man playing on a wall at the Kehlsteinhaus (?). The same unidentified man sitting with Franziska Braun and swinging a small girl around, then seen walking in a meadow and pretending to fall over. Königsee, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Unidentified man sunbathing on the banks of the lake. Brief shot of bathers in the lake. Kitten playing in some plants. Man seated, wearing Lederhosen, playing with the kitten on his lap. Shot of kitten playing by some rocks. Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Hitler in the Hall of the Berghof, talking with Martin Bormann and then with Joachim von Ribbentrop. Kehlsteinhaus, Obersalzberg, Germany, 1939 (?). Children sitting on upholstered sunbeds with Frau Gerda Bormann, various shots. Children playing in the snow in the sunshine. Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany, Easter 1939. Inside a greenhouse Fräulein Stork and a group of children carrying baskets hunt for Easter eggs. The children with their baskets of eggs standing outside the greenhouse with a group of adults including, Eva Braun, Fräulein Stork, Frau Johanna Morell and Frau Gerda Bormann. Children watching a small clockwork toy (?). Fräulein Stork, Frau Johanna Morell and Isle Braun posing with the baskets of Easter eggs. Berghof Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. On the terrace of the Berghof, Eva Braun swaps hats with an unidentified man. Brief shot of Dr Otto Dietrich (?) lying on an upholstered sunbed on the terrace.
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  • Colour: Colour (part B&W)
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: GWY 1175
  • Sound: German
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: IWM – GWY 1175
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1939 1944
  • Production Country: Germany
  • Production Details: Braun, Eva Anna Paula1912-02-061945-04-30Eva Braun was the mistress of Adolf Hitler possibly from as early as 1929. She attempted suicide on two occasions prior to her death in 1945. In 1932 she attempted to shoot herself in the neck. In 1935 she took an overdose of sleeping pills. She and Hitler never appeared publicly as a couple. They married on 29th April 1945, the day before their joint suicide. (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Esser (Frau) (person) Morell, Johanna (person) Schwarz, Berta (person) Schwarz, Franz-Xaver (person) Braun, Eva Anna Paula (person) Hitler, Adolf (person) Esser, Hermann (person) Daranowski, Gerda (person) Schröder, Christa (person) Hewel, Walther (person) Braun, Ilse (person) Morell, Theodor Gilbert (person) Wagner, Adolf (person) Braun, Gretl (person) Brandt, Karl (person) Engel, Gerhard (person) Braun, Franziska (person) Braun, Friedrich (person) Brüxfc;ckner, Wilhelm (person) Bormann, Gerda (person) Speer, Albert (person) Ribbentrop, Joachim von (person) Amman, Max (person) Morell, Johanna (person) Schmundt, Rudolf (person) Brandt, Anni (person) Speer, Margarethe (person) Hoffmann, Heinrich (person) Bormann, Martin (person) Stork (Fräulein) (person) Dietrich, Otto (person)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour (part B&W) Sound format: German
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Running time: 23 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
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