Hitler Youth Quex: A Guide for the English Speaking Reader 2nd Expanded Edition Book

This premier Guide delves into the narrative behind Hitler Youth Quex. It offers an extensive trove of information about the film, charting its journey from a novel to newspaper serialization and finally, to the big screen. The intriguing careers of the key figures involved—novelist Karl Schenzinger, producer Karl Ritter, and director Hans Steinhoff—are thoroughly explored. The influential role of Reich Youth Leader Baldur von Schirach is scrutinized and complemented by insights from his eldest son, Klaus. Unpublished diaries of Karl Ritter, discovered in Argentina, shed new light on the film's production process. A dedicated chapter on Jürgen Olsen, the actor who portrayed the title character, provides previously neglected details. For the first time, all of the exhaustive marketing and publicity materials from the Ufa studio have been translated into English. The film's pre-1945 success is meticulously documented, not only in German cinemas but also across Europe, North America, and Japan between 1934 and 1944, illustrated with rare advertisements and reviews. The film's fate in the post-World War II era and its treatment in contemporary Germany are examined, along with post-war critical analysis. This Guide is the first book dedicated to recounting the story behind Hitler Youth Quex in either English or German. It will captivate film students, collectors, and anyone interested in Third Reich propaganda. This second revised edition has been expanded with 40 additional pages of new content and three new illustrations, making it the author’s definitive edition.

Written by William Gillespie. Australia, 2024, 442 pages, 6x9 inches Perfect Bound Softcover, with 67 illustrations, including 13 full-color plates. English Language.

"The greatest merit of Gillespie’s book is that he not only brings together many sources that are difficult to access, but also makes them accessible to an English-speaking audience.

Hitler Youth Quex: A Guide for the English-speaking Reader’s unique selling point, thus, is the way it presents and discusses a range of different primary sources and embeds them in the historical context. "Gillespie's book is a treasure trove for scholars of history, film history and propaganda more generally. This includes graduate and postgraduate students, early career researchers and more established academics. As such it is recommended for the essential classroom reading lists on any course dealing with film propaganda." - The Historical Journal of Film, Radio & Television, 2024

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