The Reich's Orchestra

The Berlin Philharmonic and the Third Reich

The Reich's Orchestra — Plot

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.

• Release date
• November 1, 2007
• Runtime
• 93 min
• Genres
• Music, Documentary
• Director
• Enrique Sánchez Lansch

The Reich's Orchestra — Cast

Andreas Hoppe Himself Wilhelm Furtwängler Himself (archive footage)