The Reich's Orchestra

Synopsis

In 2007, the Berliner Philharmoniker celebrated their 125th anniversary. Film director Enrique Sánchez Lansch took this occasion to tell a hitherto unknown chapter in the history of the Berliner Philharmoniker: the years of National Socialism from 1933 to 1945. The film, “The Reichsorchester”, made in collaboration with musicians of the orchestra and its archive.

Cast & Crew

Featured Cast

Andreas Hoppe

Himself

Wilhelm Furtwängler

Himself (archive footage)

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