DocumentaryTV Movie

Behind the scenes of fascism

Name: Behind the scenes of fascism
Director: Franz Arnold
Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Released: 1983-04-26
Duration: 49 min
Cast: Emerson Vermaat, Ilse Goudriaan, Janny Fijnvandraat, Jaap Kamphuis, Paul Valkenburg

April 26, 1983

49m

Documentary about the phenomenon of fascism. Filmmaker Emerson Vermaat views secularization as a major cause of the rise of fascist systems. National Socialism, Communism, racism, and the influence of the church are discussed. In the Netherlands, politician Hans Janmaat (between 1982 and 1998) represents the racist aspect of fascism, while in America, it is the Ku Klux Klan. Featuring numerous interviews and archival material.