Erna, Helmut and the Nazis
60 mins
Germany, 1929. Helmut Machemer and Erna Schwalbe fall madly in love and marry in 1932. Everything indicates that a bright future awaits them; but then, in 1933, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party rise to power and their lives are suddenly put in danger because of Erna's Jewish ancestry.
Michaela Kametz
Self - Narrator (voice)
Hans Machemer
Self
Thea Wilmer
Self
Hermann Krumme
Self
Matthias Kiel
Additional Voice (voice)
Miriam Jansen
Additional Voice (voice)
Uli Auer
Additional Voice (voice)
Claudia Kaffanke
Additional Voice (voice)
Nick Gardiner
Additional Voice (voice)
Helmut Machener
Self (archive footage)
Erna Schwalbe
Self (archive footage)
Jutta Pinzler
Director
Yves Maurice Itzek
Camera Operator
Christian Schmeink
Co-Director
Erasmus Ruppert
Sound Mixer
Tina Wollenhaupt
Producer
Juliane Kirchberger
Commissioning Editor
Jörn Radel
Graphic Designer
Stephan Sattig
Director
Jens Lindemann
Camera Operator
Johannes Hürter
Technical Advisor
Verena Schwend
Producer
Kevin Löckener
Editor
Melanie Clausen
Production Manager
Peter Gottschalk
Commissioning Editor
Vera Pfeifer
Producer
Ulrike Dotzer
Commissioning Editor
Patrick Penkert
Camera Operator