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1940: Taking over French Cinema
20190h55mDocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
20190h55mDocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
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Release Date: 2019-05-19
Paris, 1940. German occupation forces create a new film production company, Continental, and put Alfred Greven – producer, cinephile, and opportunistic businessman – in charge. During the occupation, under Joseph Goebbels’s orders, Greven hires the best artists and technicians of French cinema to produce successful, highly entertaining films, which are also strategically devoid of propaganda. Simultaneously, he takes advantage of the confiscation of Jewish property to purchase film theaters, stu...