Nazi Film

What links Adolf Hitler, Heindrich Himmler and a priceless Celtic cauldron recently discovered at the bottom of a lake in Bavaria? In this film an investigation uncovers allegations of mafia involvement, an international fraud trial where millions of dollars are at stake and a forensic discovery that stuns the archaeological world and steers the mystery towards Himmler’s SS shrine at Wewelsburg and Hitler’s obsessive quest for the Holy Grail. This seemingly priceless and beautiful object has brought death and disaster to everyone who has attempted to own it but who did make it and why?

This landmark series looks back at the history of the turbulent 20th century. With access to rare archive footage, from World War One to Vietnam anti-war protests, Nazi propaganda to the rise of global terror organizations, witness a truly defining century in human history captured on film, as it happened, by the people who lived through it.Today, more never-before-seen images are being discovered throughout the world. Using this treasure trove of footage NHK has produced a unique history series, A Century on Film.