Switzerland, Hitler's Bankers

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Overview

How did the Third Reich manage to finance its war machine, in action as soon as Hitler came to power? When his armies invaded Poland, the coffers were empty. A vast raid began in the conquered countries. The Nazis plundered gold, works of art and central bank funds. But how to change these colossal assets? Switzerland was to act as the Third Reich's bureau de change, guaranteeing it the foreign currency it needed to acquire raw materials for its armaments factories. How did this story come about?

Details

Status: Released
Release date: September 25, 2016
Original language: French
Spoken languages: French
Countries: France
Production: RTBF,ARD,France Télévisions,RTS,Little Big Story,Public Sénat
Cast: Jean Ziegler,Jean-Pierre Roth,Marc Perrenoud,Ruth Dreifuss,Christoph Meili,Sébastien Guex,Adam Tooze,Gregg Rickman,Jean-Christian Lambelet,Pietro Boschettiand 4 more
Director: Olivier Lamour
Writer: Xavier Harel,Olivier Lamour
Producer: Valérie Montmartin
Music: Ludovic Sagnier
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt6464886