The Fox of Glenarvon
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The Fox of Glenarvon is a German propaganda film from the Nazi era portraying the years of the Irish fights for independence during World War I
. It was produced in 1940 by Max W. Kimmich
and starred Olga Tschechowa, Karl Ludwig Diehl
, Ferdinand Marian
and others. The screenplay was written by Wolf Neumeister and Hans Bertram after a novel of the same title by Nicola Rohn that had been published at Ullstein publishing house in 1937. The shootings lasted from December 1939 to February 1940. It passed censorship on April 22, 1940 and had its debut in Berlin's UFA palace at the zoo two days later.
, and tells the story of Gloria Grandison, the Irish wife of the local British magistrate, who falls in love with an Irish freedom fighter and leaves her husband for him. The story is set in 1884, during the Irish fight for freedom and independence from Great Britain.
, the British are brutal and unscrupulous oppressors. It does not, however, operate on such crude anti-British stereotypes as such later films as Ohm Krüger
and Carl Peters
, which were filmed after Hitler gave up hope of making peace with Great Britain.
The fight against the British, furthermore, is depicted less historically and more in the manner of the Nazi seizure of power, including the disruption of a funeral as in the film Hans Westmar.
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. It was produced in 1940 by Max W. Kimmich
Max W. Kimmich
Max Wilhelm Kimmich was a German film director and screenwriter during the first half of the 20th century...
and starred Olga Tschechowa, Karl Ludwig Diehl
Karl Ludwig Diehl
Karl Ludwig Diehl was a German film actor. He appeared in 66 films between 1924 and 1957.-Selected filmography:* The Squeaker * Rasputin, Dämon der Frauen * On Secret Service...
, Ferdinand Marian
Ferdinand Marian
Ferdinand Marian was an Austrian theatre and film actor, best known for playing the leading character of Joseph Süß Oppenheimer in the Nazi propaganda film Jud Süß.-Life and career:...
and others. The screenplay was written by Wolf Neumeister and Hans Bertram after a novel of the same title by Nicola Rohn that had been published at Ullstein publishing house in 1937. The shootings lasted from December 1939 to February 1940. It passed censorship on April 22, 1940 and had its debut in Berlin's UFA palace at the zoo two days later.
Synopsis
The film takes place in the fictional Irish county of Glenarvon, somewhere in the northwest of GalwayCounty Galway
County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...
, and tells the story of Gloria Grandison, the Irish wife of the local British magistrate, who falls in love with an Irish freedom fighter and leaves her husband for him. The story is set in 1884, during the Irish fight for freedom and independence from Great Britain.
Background
At the beginning of the fights between Nazi Germany and Great Britain, this film stands in a long line of anti-British propaganda films that portray the British as suppressors or traitors of minorities. For this reason, the love story is only a vehicle for the theory of the superiority of the "earthy" Irish race over the "rotten" British suppressors. In this film as in My life for IrelandMy life for Ireland
My life for Ireland is a German anti-British propaganda movie from 1941 directed by Max W. Kimmich.- Plot :In 1903, the Irish nationalist Michael O'Brien is captured in Dublin after committing an attack on British policemen, and he is sentenced to death. While he is in jail, his pregnant fiancée...
, the British are brutal and unscrupulous oppressors. It does not, however, operate on such crude anti-British stereotypes as such later films as Ohm Krüger
Ohm Krüger
Ohm Krüger was a 1941 propaganda film, produced in Nazi Germany, about Paul Kruger in the Boer War. It was the first film to be awarded the 'Film of the Nation' award. It was re-released in 1944.-Plot:...
and Carl Peters
Carl Peters (film)
Carl Peters is a 1941 German anti-British propaganda film, directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Hans Albers.It depicts Karl Peters, one of the founders of German East Africa....
, which were filmed after Hitler gave up hope of making peace with Great Britain.
The fight against the British, furthermore, is depicted less historically and more in the manner of the Nazi seizure of power, including the disruption of a funeral as in the film Hans Westmar.
Awards
Shortly after release, the film was graded artistically valuable by film checkers of the Propaganda Ministry. This attribute was given to movies that fulfilled special esthetical criteria besides the actors' performances and meant that cinemas had to pay less entertainment tax when showing this film. Even Goebbels was quite enthusiastic about the final movie: on April 22, 1940, he wrote in his diary: "Now it's great and very useful for our propaganda."Further information
The film was also shown in many foreign countries, especially those who were allied with Nazi Germany, such as Finland, where it made its debut on March 8, 1942 under the title of Rakkaus voitta kaikken. Later it was renamed there as Vapauden liekki, and in 1941, it was banned from the stages. The movie was also shown in Italy (La volpe insanguinata), Greece (I epanastatis) and even in the Soviet Union (Vozmezdie). After the war, it was banned by the Allies.Sources
- filmportal.de http://www.filmportal.de
- Klaus, Ulrich J.: German sound films. Encyclopedia of full-length German movies (1929–1945), sorted by their German debut dates. - Berlin [et. al.], 1940.