Hitler's Children [Color Edition]

[Machine Translation] He Who Controls the Youth Controls the Nation" A Shocking Anti-War Drama Depicting the Terrifying Reality of Nazi Education! / An anti-Nazi film produced by RKO in 1943 during World War II. Based on Gregor Zimmer s *Education for Death*, it depicted the ideological indoctrination of the Hitler Youth and the horrors of totalitarianism, becoming a massive hit. / This was the breakthrough film for director Edward Dmytryk, who later directed *The Caine Mutiny* and other works. Its suspenseful direction and profound drama are still highly acclaimed today. / Despite its low budget, it grossed over $3 million at the box office. Although it was a wartime propaganda film, it is remembered as a historic masterpiece that advocates for freedom and human dignity. / The title used for its TV broadcast was *Youth on the Cross* Berlin, 1933. Anna and Karl, students at an American school, see their destinies upended by the rise of the Nazis. As adults, Karl becomes a Gestapo officer, while Anna is sent to a concentration camp for resisting ideological control. Karl tries to save his beloved, but the state views even their love as treason and subjects them to a cruel fate. Set against the backdrop of the Hitler Youth s brainwashing and the terror of totalitarianism, this masterpiece of war drama depicts the tragedy of young people fighting for freedom and human dignity.

About Subtitle and Audio Languages: Since most DVDs and Blu-rays available on CDJapan are produced for the Japanese market, please refer to the "Product Details" section for information on available subtitle and audio languages.

「若者を支配する者が、国家を支配する」ナチス教育の恐るべき実態を描いた衝撃の反戦ドラマ! ■第二次世界大戦中の1943年にRKOが製作した反ナチ映画。グレゴール・ジーマーの「Education for Death」を原作に、ヒトラーユーゲントの思想教育と全体主義の恐怖を描き、大ヒットを記録した。■後に「ケイン号の叛乱」などを手掛けるエドワード・ドミトリク監督の出世作。緊張感あふれる演出と重厚なドラマは、今日でも高い評価を受けている。■低予算ながら300万ドルを超える興行収入を記録。戦時下のプロパガンダ映画でありながら、自由と人間の尊厳を訴える歴史的名作として語り継がれている。■TV放送時のタイトルは「十字架の青春」──1933年、ベルリン。アメリカ人学校に通うアンナとカールは、ナチスの台頭によって運命を狂わされる。成長したカールはゲシュタポ将校となり、アンナは思想統制に抵抗したことで強制収容施設へ送られてしまう。愛する彼女を救おうとするカールだったが、国家は二人の愛をも裏切りと見なし、過酷な運命を突きつける。ヒトラーユーゲントの洗脳教育と全体主義の恐怖を背景に、自由と人間の尊厳を懸けた若者たちの悲劇を描く戦争ドラマの傑作。