Hitlers Supercars

Movie
Audience Score
70
Hitlers Supercars
NR 47 minHistory, Documentary
During the rise of the Third Reich two German car manufacturers were ordered to build the most high performance vehicles the world had ever seen What followed was a rivalry that would reap Grand Prix victories international domination that was a propaganda coup and provide world fame to its drivers who risked their lives smashing speed records that would stand for 79 years All under the direct orders of the Fuhrer himself This special oneoff documentary charts the rise of Nazi Germanys dominate Silver Arrow Grand Prix and Speed Record cars of the 1930s Leading motor racing and World War 2 experts James Holland Richard Williams Eberhard Reuss and Chris Routledge tell the story of the Nazi funded Auto Union and Mercedes Benz National Racing Cars Hitlers Supercars interweaves the rise of the Third Reich with the racing exploits it funded and what propaganda messages these racing cars where sending
DirectorJames Wiseman
WriterJames Wiseman

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:Channel 4 Television