There’s a concerning resurgence of nationalism and global political fractures that make Herman Shumlin’s 1943 World War II drama Watch on the Rhinefeel less like a relic and more like a reflection. The film centers on the ideological differences of its time amid the rise of dictators like Adolf Hitler, who fueled the world’s most devastating war in history in terms of casualties. Championed by Warner Bros., which had already taken a stand on the war through its anti-fascist films like Black Legionin 1937and the explosiveConfessions of a Nazi Spytwo years later, Watch on the Rhine is an indictment of complacency in the face of atrocity.
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