In a comment under my review of “Valkyrie”, a movie starring Tom Cruise
as a Nazi officer who attempted to assassinate Hitler, MN Roy suggested
I look at GW Pabst’s 1955 “Jackboot Mutiny”, another movie dramatizing
the General’s revolt. I tracked down the DVD from International
Historic Films several months ago (it is not available from Netflix,
alas) and placed on a shelf where it gathered dust until I would find an
occasion to write about it.
That occasion arrived a week or so ago when I finally got around to
viewing “Inglourious Basterds”, a movie that I fully expected to hate.
Surprise of surprises, it is the best movie I have seen all year and by
far Tarantino’s best. This movie dovetails neatly with Pabst’s since it
too involves a conspiracy to assassinate Hitler. It also has several
allusions to Pabst—and to Emil Jannings—who decided to work in Nazi
Germany despite the universal revulsion felt toward Hitler. It was all
the more remarkable for Pabst to work in Germany since he was acclaimed
for his left-leaning earlier work in Weimar Germany, including a
production of “Three Penny Opera”. What would make Pabst want to work in
Nazi Germany?
read full article:
http://louisproyect.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/inglourious-basterds-jackboot-mutiny/
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