"Den blodiga tiden", which is also known under the title of Hitler's autobiography "Mein Kampf", is a Swedish/West German co-production from 1960, so it had its 55th anniversary last year. Languages are German (Paul Klinger narrates) and Swedish according to IMDb, but there is also an English-language version out there, probably others as well. As it was made in 1960 and deals with the events from 20 years earlier even, this is of course a black-and-white movie and this documentary runs for 110 minutes approximately. I must say I have seen many documentaries and feature film (with acting and fictitious elements) and this is why the movie we have here did not really teach me anything new. But of course you have to say that the other stuff I watched is newer perhaps, so this one here may have come first in many comparisons. The writer and director is Berlin-born filmmaker and these almost 2 hours are probably his most known work from what we know today. What else can be said here. There is a bit of everything in here, but not a really great deal of depth which is why I guess it makes for an okay watch, also for people with not too much interest in the years of Nazi Germany and World War II. But I maybe wrong with this assumption too as I have a great deal of interest, but others who have different priorities may very well be bored. I am not sure. Lets just say the concept and action aren't too complicated for general audiences from all age groups, except the very little ones. As a whole, I do not have too many criticisms. It has some interesting references, even if the narration could have been better and sometimes it feels very cold and unaffected and some may say it's accurate for the subject. It has to do with personal perception and subjective liking I guess. All in all, I give this film a thumbs-up and recommend checking it out.
Review of Mein Kampf
