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Hitler's Children

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Anna Muller (Bonita Granville), a U.S. citizen studying at the American Colony School in Germany, befriends both a teacher, "Nicky" Nichols (Kent Smith), and Karl Bruner (Tim Holt), a student at a neighboring school who joins the Hitler Youth. Years after they graduate, Karl returns as a Nazi officer and sends Anna -- now a teacher herself -- to a labor camp. While Karl praises the changes in Anna, Nicky works in secret to help her escape from the Nazis.

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Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 10/20/2020
3/5
Dymtryk, like it or not, is an important figure from the Hollywood Studio era, and he's most entertaining when he's working with sensational elements. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/13/2009
C+
This anti-fascist Hollywood account of German youth indoctrination, directed by Edward Dmytryk (one of the Hollywood Ten) in 1943, was popular due to the timeliness of its release. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 08/23/2006
C+
The melodramatics seemed artificial. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D 03/24/2024 Its heart is in the right place but it is an absolute mess. See more 08/17/2016 Corny WWII era propaganda film is elevated by stylish direction by Edward Dmytryk before he broke out as a major film director and a typically strong performance by Tim Holt in the lead. The story involves a German-American girl who is forced to join the Hitler Youth. This film was apparently quite shocking in it's day and today still holds up as quite engrossing. See more 09/02/2014 good WWII pic made during WWII See more 02/11/2014 Melodramatic and naive, but well-meaning and interesting from a historical perspective. See more 04/07/2009 Heavy going, quite over the top but understandable at the time. The performances tend to be melodramatic. It is however a fascinating slice of World War II propoganda. See more Read all reviews
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Edward Dmytryk

Director

Irving Reis

Director

Tim Holt

Lieutenant Karl Bruner

Bonita Granville

Anna Miller

Kent Smith

Professor Nichols

Otto Kruger

Colonel Henkel
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Synopsis Anna Muller (Bonita Granville), a U.S. citizen studying at the American Colony School in Germany, befriends both a teacher, "Nicky" Nichols (Kent Smith), and Karl Bruner (Tim Holt), a student at a neighboring school who joins the Hitler Youth. Years after they graduate, Karl returns as a Nazi officer and sends Anna -- now a teacher herself -- to a labor camp. While Karl praises the changes in Anna, Nicky works in secret to help her escape from the Nazis.
Director
Edward Dmytryk, Irving Reis
Producer
Edward A. Golden
Screenwriter
Emmet Lavery
Production Co
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Runtime
1h 23m