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Revision as of 16:52, 31 October 2010
Ich klage an (Eng: I Accuse) is a 1941 German pro-euthanasia propaganda film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner.[1]
It was banned by Allied powers after the war.[2]
Plot
A woman suffering from multiple sclerosis pleads with doctors to give her release.[3] Her husband gives her a fatal overdose, and is put on trial, where arguments are put forth that prolonging life is sometimes contrary to nature, and that death is a right as well as a duty.[4]
Propaganda elements
The actual victims of the Nazi euthanasia program Action T4 were in fact killed without their consent, in the absence of their families; the film presents a situation in no way related to it.[5]
SS reported that the churches were uniformly negative on the movie, with Catholics expressing it more strongly but Protestants being equally negative.[6] Opinion in medical circles was rather positive, though bringing up cases where patients thought to be incurable had recovered.[7] Legal professions were anxious that it be placed on legal ground, and the general population was supportive.[8]
References
- ^ "New York Times: Ich Klage An (1941)". NY Times. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ Cinzia Romani, Tainted Goddesses: Female Film Stars of the Third Reich p108 ISBN 0-9627613-1-1
- ^ Erwin Leiser, Nazi Cinema p70 ISBN 0-02-570230-0
- ^ Erwin Leiser, Nazi Cinema p70-1 ISBN 0-02-570230-0
- ^ Erwin Leiser, Nazi Cinema p69 ISBN 0-02-570230-0
- ^ Erwin Leiser, Nazi Cinema p146-7 ISBN 0-02-570230-0
- ^ Erwin Leiser, Nazi Cinema p147 ISBN 0-02-570230-0
- ^ Erwin Leiser, Nazi Cinema p148 ISBN 0-02-570230-0
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