The Reich's Orchestra

The Reich's Orchestra

Documentary, Music | Nov. 1, 2007

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.

The Reich's Orchestra

Documentary, Music | Nov. 1, 2007

The Reich's Orchestra
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.
Producers RBB, Eikon Media GmbH
Original title Das Reichsorchester
Directors Katrin Sohns, Misha Aster, Enrique Sánchez Lansch
Writers Enrique Sánchez Lansch

Cast

Andreas Hoppe

as Himself