spiritof67 People here, most of whom never actually confronted Nazism, its secondary movements or effects nor grew up with WW2 being a recent occurrence, seem very quick in their ignorance to label this film "propaganda". It is not. "Propaganda" is when you string together not- usually-true items and popular talk to make people think something which may not be true IS actually true. There is no single actual fact in any major theme in this film that is untrue, that did not in fact happen more than once and that was designed to make Americans think anything that was not true. In fact, Mr. Dmytrk went easy on the Nazis, if anything. I am sure the studios and the War Department wouldn't have allowed that...yet they should have. SPOILER ALERT HEREThere is dramatization here, of course, especially the ending. But there were no films made about Auschwitz or Bergen-Belsen during wartime, sadly, either. If anyone can show proof that there is untruth in any major part of this film, let her or him please state those untruths.This film opens a book on the Hitler Youth that never should have been closed and should be told and told again by free people to defend against what that movement created. And please note and remember: the German-American Bund was still active in America when this film was made...

Wizard-8 A modestly budgeted "B" movie, "Hitler's Children" generated a lot of controversy and publicity when it was released to theaters - which of course meant that the movie ended up being a giant financial success to RKO Pictures. Seen today, what was undoubtedly controversial at the time such as state-dictated breeding, forced sterilization, and whippings as depicted by this film comes across as very tame by today's standards; fans of exploitation material will no doubt be let down. Another disappointment is that while the movie promises to show just how German children were converted to loyal Nazis, the movie leaves out a lot of the steps the Nazis took to slowly convert children to the cause. Still, the movie's central story definitely isn't boring (though it is kind of predictable). The movie also has additional interest to World War II buffs who may be interested in seeing another example of how Hollywood fought the war on the home front. If you are such a person, and/or interested in seeing what was considered exploitation by a major Hollywood studio more than 70 years ago, there's probably enough here to interest you.

dbdumonteil A propaganda movie,"Hitler's children " shows how the youth was brought up, and forced to consider Hitler a God;hints at Napoleon are not gratuitous:in their Sunday school lessons,children were told that if they did not obey their emperor ,they would face eternal damnation!But as the character adds:"Napoleon's speeches passed,Hitler's will and art and music will endure .If Dmytryk is not completely convincing,it stems from the part of Karl.His motives are obscure and ceaselessly changing ;his evolution,considering his ambition and his faith in the Fürher ,does not make any sense;Anna ,on the other hand ,is true to herself from start to finish;the scene of the lashes,in front of the camp and the officers , may have inspired Verhoeven for his "starship troopers"which ,despite its limitations, is a condemnation of fascism too.The best scene is perhaps the moment when Anna and Karl discover a young boy in the wood,gagged and bound;"it's part of the training" he says.

buffyandwill I was flipping through the channels last night and once I read that the title was "Hitler's Children" I had to watch it. I missed the first bit of it and the ending but what I did see I loved. ************* POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD********There was a love triangle , illegitimate children, and to throw Nazis in there just made it all the more better. The works for a good movie. Plus I found it somewhat funny that almost every sentence started and ended with "Hail Hitler". Although I did find it pretty funny, it was very dramatic, and I now completely get what my history teacher was talking about. Great movie to watch if you just took world history.