defilmtv1-3, Exercise 2: State control and what was made

Model answer:

Three ways (any three): the industry was reorganised under a state body, the Reich Film Chamber, and people had to be members to work; Jewish people and political opponents were excluded, removing many leading writers, directors, producers and actors; scripts and finished films were censored; and funding and ownership were used to bring the studios, including UFA, under state control.

It is wrong to think all Nazi-era film was propaganda because most of the industry's output was entertainment: comedies, romances, musicals, costume dramas and adventures, many with popular stars. Some films carried political messages openly, some indirectly and some hardly at all, and historians still debate the balance.