Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi
About Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi
A German boy, Hans, is registered by a Nazi official as soon as his parents prove their ancestry. When he is ill, his mother is afraid the state will take him if he stays weak. At school a show of pity gets him punished. Book burnings and the Hitler Youth finish the lesson. The short ends with Hans marching to war, then a field of graves that all look the same.
Cast & crew
More about Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi
Clyde Geronimi directed. Joe Grant wrote it from Gregor Ziemer's book of the same name. Walt Disney produced. Art Smith narrates. Milt Kahl, Ward Kimball, Frank Thomas, and Bill Tytla were the principal animators. RKO Radio Pictures released it on 15 January 1943, billed with the Western Fighting Frontier.
Themes
Background
Disney released the short in January 1943, while the United States was at war with Germany.
Music
Oliver Wallace composed the score. Art Smith speaks the narration.
Preservation
A copy is on the Internet Archive.
Notes
- Oliver Wallace wrote the music.
- Lessons in the film twist older stories so they praise Hitler.
- The English Wikipedia calls it an anti-Nazi propaganda short.
- RKO handled the theatrical release.
Scenes
- An official approves the baby's name and signs him over to the state.
- Hans marches off in a block of soldiers, and the picture cuts to identical graves.
Influenced by
- Gregor Ziemer's Education for Death
Also available
- Internet Archive (EducationForDeathTheMakingOfTheNazi)
