Panorama (Panorama-Farbmonatsschau or Panorama-Monatsschau) was a German monthly colour newsreel series that focused on "human interest" stories produced in 1944[1][2] by the Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda and intended for publication not only in Germany but also in neutral and occupied countries. Footage was taken by Walter Frentz, who was the first cameraman for the German propaganda companies to shoot colour film in April 1941. Other cameramen were Hans Bastanier, Gerhard Garms, Horst Grund and Hans Ertl.
It released only four issues, since the Third Reich fell in early 1945, before another installment could be produced. Nevertheless, it remains a unique source of colour footage of the late stages of the war from the German perspective, albeit a very selective and embellished one.
A DVD version was released.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Aitken, Ian (18 October 2013). Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film 3-Volume Set. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-20627-7.
- ^ "Panorama (Monatschau) - Color German Wartime Newsreels, November-December 1944, January 1945". @yadvashem. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Panorama: (Color German Wartime Newsreels )DVD". ihffilm.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
Further reading
editHans-Peter Fuhrmann: Die Panorama-Monatsschau 1944/45. Erschließung und kritische Filmanalyse. VDG Verlag, Weimar, ISBN 978-3-89739-686-9 (in German)
External links
editVideos at Archive.org
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