The clip below is from the 1953 movie Stalag 17, which is about a group of American POWs held in that German prison camp during World War II. The film is a strange mixture of drama and comedy which- even more strangely- works. It is a Billy Wilder movie, and was adapted from a stage play by Donald Bevan and Edmund Trzcinski, who based it on their own experiences as prisoners of war in Austria, at the actual Stalag 17B camp.
In the scene below, the Germans have issued copies of Mein Kampf to the prisoners, with the order that they are to be indoctrinated with the teachings of the Fuhrer. The men decide to give an exhibition of just how well they've absorbed Hitler's words:
In the scene below, the Germans have issued copies of Mein Kampf to the prisoners, with the order that they are to be indoctrinated with the teachings of the Fuhrer. The men decide to give an exhibition of just how well they've absorbed Hitler's words:
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