EVA BRAUN HOME MOVIES [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: EVA BRAUN HOME MOVIES [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: GWY 1180
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  • Summary: Eva Braun's amateur colour footage of Hitler and other guests at the Berghof.
  • Description: Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany, winter 1940/1941. On the snow covered terrace, various shots of Hitler playing with, and stroking, an Alsatian dog - probably "Blondi". Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Close-up shot of Hitler standing in front of a painting in room in the Berghof. Shot of parasols on the terrace of the Berghof. Panning shot across the mountains. Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Long shot of a Mercedes-Cabriolet, carrying Joseph Goebbels (Reichs Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda) and his entourage, driving up the road towards the Berghof. Joseph Goebbels walking up the steps to the Berghof and being greeted by Julius Schaub (Hitler's batman) and an unidentified women, (possibly Ilse Braun). Shot of Joseph Goebbels standing on the terrace holding on to the staff of a parasol whilst talking with Ilse Braun. Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Hitler sitting in a room in the Berghof talking (other person obscured by a large vase of flowers). Hitler leaning over a wooden bar fence looking out over the mountains and valleys. Close-up of Hitler and Nicolaus von Below. Panning shot over the mountains at sunset. Shot of the Berghof. Farmer driving his horses pulling a machine for turning hay (?) in a meadow below the Berghof. Hitler standing outside the Berghof talking with Dr Karl Brandt. Group in the forest area around the Berghof including, from right, Frau Gerda Bormann, Wilhelm Brückner, Frau Johanna Morell and Dr Theodor Morell. Hitler enters the Berghof with Dr Karl Brandt. Various views of the trees, mountains and the Watzmann ridge. Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Scenes on the terrace. Hitler, wearing white dress uniform, talking with Wilhelm Brückner, Frau Johanna Morell and Gerhard Engel. Sustained profile close-up of Hitler. Hitler standing with Gerhard Engel and then jokingly performing a few informal dance steps with his hands raised in front of him. Hitler on the terrace talking with Heinrich Himmler and Gerhard Engel. Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Unidentified group of visitors walk up the steps and enter the Berghof. Scenes on the terrace, group standing talking looking at a document, from left, Heinrich Himmler, Reinhard Heydrich (SS Obergruppenführer, Head of the Reich Security Service, Deputy Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia) Karl Wolff (SS Gruppenführer, liaison officer between Hitler and Heinrich Himmler until 1943) and unidentified man - various shots. Panning shot over the mountains at sunset. Hitler, using a large magnifying glass, studying a photograph, accompanied by Julius Schaub and Hermann Esser. Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. 12 August 1939. SS Honour Guard makes final preparations, (scene also reflected in a window). Heinrich Hoffmann walks towards the camera. Count Galeazzo Ciano (Italian Foreign Minister, Mussolini's son-in-law) and his entourage walk up the steps to the Berghof and enter the building. Heinrich Hoffmann photographs their arrival. Panning shot over the mountains. Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Scenes on the terrace. Group sitting around a table on the terrace, including, from left, Walter Hewel, Wünsche, Albert Speer, Werlin (Director of Daimler-Benz) and Dr Karl Brandt, and sitting at the table, including, from left, Frau Johanna Morell, Frau Gerda Daranowski, Frau Gerda Bormann, and Frau Margarethe Speer. Various shots of the group. Close-up of Albert Speer. Joachim von Ribbentrop holding a coffee cup. Group sitting at a coffee table, from left, Heinrich Hoffmann, Frau Johanna Morell, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Werlin, and Wilhelm Brückner. Close-up of Joachim von Ribbentrop. Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Hitler with Wilhelm Brückner and others on the terrace. Hitler descending the steps to the Berghof with, from left, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Martin Bormann, Rudolf Schmundt (Oberstleutnant, Wehrmacht adjutant to Hitler) followed by Wilhelm Brückner. Hitler and Joachim von Ribbentrop walking towards the camera along a mountain path. Hitler, followed by Martin Bormann and Joachim von Ribbentrop, entering a room in the Berghof. Hitler and Joachim von Ribbentrop sitting in upholstered arm chairs (Hitler smoothes down his hair whilst seated). Shot of swastika flag flying outside the Berghof. Hitler sitting on the terrace stone wall reading a document aloud (?) with Julius Schaub and Adolf Wagner. Hitler talking with Fräulein Stork and Frau Johanna Morell. Hitler talking with Eva Braun. Group sitting on the terrace stone wall including, Martin Bormann, Adolf Wagner, Fräulein Stork, and Frau Johanna Morell. Close-up of Hitler standing on the terrace. Martin Bormann holding out his felt hat for the camera. Hitler standing on the terrace with Dr Theodor Morell and Hermann Esser. Profile shot of Hitler wearing a felt hat. Further shots of Hitler with Dr Theodor Morell and Hermann Esser continuing into a panning shot of Frau Christa Schröder (Hitler's secretary), Frau Johanna Morell and Fräulein Stork sitting on upholstered sun beds on the terrace, with Ilse Braun walking past. Eva Braun (wearing a dirndl) joins Hitler, Dr Theodor Morell and Hermann Esser. Close-up shot of Eva Braun with the Watzmann ridge in the background.
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  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: GWY 1180
  • Sound: German
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: IWM – GWY 1180
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1939 1941 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: Hitler, Adolf (person) Goebbels, Paul Joseph (person) Schaub, Julius (person) Braun, Ilse (person) Below, Nicolaus von (person) Brandt, Karl (person) Bormann, Gerda (person) Brüxfc;ckner, Wilhelm (person) Morell, Johanna (person) Morell, Theodor Gilbert (person) Engel, Gerhard (person) Himmler, Heinrich Luitpold (person) Heydrich, Reinhard Tristan Eugen (person) Wolff, Karl (person) Esser, Hermann (person) Ciano, Galeazzo (person) Hewel, Walther (person) Wünsche, Kazimierz (person) Speer, Albert (person) Werlin, Jacob (person) Daranowski, Gerda (person) Speer, Margarethe (person) Ribbentrop, Joachim von (person) Schmundt, Rudolf (person) Wagner, Adolf (person) Stork (Fräulein) (person) Bormann, Martin (person) Schröder, Christa (person)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Running time: 11 mins
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