The Reich's Orchestra

Poster for The Reich's Orchestra
MOVIE

The Reich's Orchestra

The Berlin Philharmonic and the Third Reich

In 2007, the Berliner Philharmoniker celebrated their 125th anniversary. Film director Enrique Sánchez Lansch took this occasion to tell a hitherto unknown chapter in the history of the Berliner Philharmoniker: the years of National Socialism from 1933 to 1945. The film, “The Reichsorchester”, made in collaboration with musicians of the orchestra and its archive.

Original Title

Das Reichsorchester

Release Date

2007-11-01

Year

2007

Duration

1h 33m

Status

Released

Score

6.50

Production

#classical-music

Cast

Andreas Hoppe

Andreas Hoppe

Wilhelm Furtwängler

Wilhelm Furtwängler

Himself (archive footage)