Behind the scenes of fascism (1983)
Documentary about the phenomenon of fascism. Filmmaker Emerson Vermaat views secularization as a major cause of the rise of fascist systems. National Socialism, Communism, racism, and the influence of the church are discussed. In the Netherlands, politician Hans Janmaat (between 1982 and 1998) represents the racist aspect of fascism, while in America, it is the Ku Klux Klan. Featuring numerous interviews and archival material.
Director: Franz Arnold
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Emerson Vermaat as Self - Presenter |
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Ilse Goudriaan as Self - Voice-over |
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Janny Fijnvandraat as Self - Voice-over |
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Jaap Kamphuis as Self |
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Paul Valkenburg as Self |
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Paul Wilkinson as Self |
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Hans Graf Huyn as Self |
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Aryeh Ralbag as Self |
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Hans Janmaat as Self |
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Adolf Hitler as Self (archive footage) |
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Joachim von Ribbentrop as Self (archive footage) |
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Baldur von Schirach as Self (archive footage) |
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Pope John Paul II as Self (archive footage) |
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Joseph Stalin as Self (archive footage) |
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Winston Churchill as Self (archive footage) |
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Wojciech Jaruzelski as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Franz Arnold | Director |
| Writing | Emerson Vermaat | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | Franz Arnold | Scenario Writer |
| Directing | Janny Fijnvandraat | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Jan Pieter Borkus | Cinematography |
| Production | Janny Fijnvandraat | Producer |
| Sound | Hans Carpentiƫr | Sound |