Harlan: In the Shadow of Jew Suess

2010 | Documentary

Synopsis

Though almost forgotten today, Veit Harlan was one of Nazi Germany's most notorious filmmakers. His most perfidious film was the treacherous anti-Semitic propaganda film Jud Süß - required viewing for all SS members. An unrepentant and blindly obsessive craftsman, no figure - save for Leni Riefenstahl - is as closely associated with the cinema of the Holocaust years. (Harlan's epic Burning Hearts was the basis for Inglourious Basterds's pivotal film-within-a-film Stolz Der Nation.) This documentary is an eye-opening examination of World War II film history as well as the story of a German family from the Third Reich to the present; one that is marked by reckoning, denial and liberation.

Scores

Overall Score
25.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
8.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
25.4%
Review Aggregate
67.4

Critic Consensus

85.2% Fresh • 27 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 85% of 27 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, thought-provoking, psychological. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlythought-provokingpsychologicalupliftinggrittyvisually strikingpolitical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ferdinand Marian2010$135,000$195,000(est)
Werner Krauss2010$83,000$120,000(est)
Heinrich George2010$63,000$90,000(est)
Kristina Söderbaum2010$51,000$74,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score86.0
RT critic review count28
Rotten Tomatoes audience score45.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes290

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$54,305$78,109
International2010N/AN/A
Worldwide2010$54,305$78,109

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2010$27,152$39,054
Digital Rentals ?2010$951,000$1,367,853
Digital Purchases ?2010$277,000$398,418
Physical Rentals ?2010$2,233,000$3,211,793
Physical Purchases ?2010$5,002,000$7,194,532
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$624,300$897,950
Total Revenues2010$9,114,452$13,109,600
Expenses
Budget ?2010$2,081,000$2,993,167
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$80,000 (est)$115,066 (est)
Participations2010$365,000$524,991
Residuals ?2010$606,000$871,629
Interest & Overhead2010$416,200$598,633
Total Expenses2010$3,548,200$5,103,486
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$5,566,252$8,006,114

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