Between 1933 and 1945 roughly 1200 films were made in Germany, of which 300 were banned by the Allied forces. Today, around 40 films, called "Vorbehaltsfilme", are locked away from the public with an uncertain future. Should they be re-released, destroyed, or continue to be neglected? Verbotene Filme takes a closer look at some of these forbidden films.

In February 1939, more than 20,000 Americans filled Madison Square Garden for an event billed as a “...

A look at the different masculinities portrayed in Spanish cinema through time. (A sequel to “Barefo...

The Devil works with Adolf Hitler to cause inflation in the United States.

Escaped Nazi POWs hold the denizens of a California resort hostage.

Wartime Soviet propaganda cartoon. The short shows the fascist threat, symbolised by vultures, and g...
Lifting the lid on the world of cinema censorship, this programme has unique access to the files of ...

As the first part of our investigation, the CORONA.FILM prologue will delve into the science behind ...

When chaos reigns, while barbaric and fanatical rulers, both ecclesiastical and secular, systematica...

The history of the irreverent "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and the content battles it fought ...

A damning documentary exposing the reactionary ideology and practices of Zionism and the State of Is...

A historical analysis of how groups such as the Nazi’s may use language, symbols, and religious conn...

France, 1897. Colonel Georges Picquart challenges the French government when he discovers the obscur...

The doltish but self-confident and self-congratulatory Private Snafu is in possession of a military ...
A documentary about the cultural effect of film censorship, focusing on the tumultuous times of the ...
A vulture, a gorilla and a hyena (“with no small resemblances to actual dictators”) bully the woodla...

During World War Two, Daffy Duck owns a junkyard which collects scrap metal to use in building weapo...

Released in 1796 posthumously, The Nun, a novel that Diderot did not dream of publishing during his ...

Italy, after the promulgation of the racial laws (1938). Luciano, a Fascist-abiding restaurateur, no...

A 1944 propaganda short film produced for the U.S. Treasury Department and intended to boost war bon...