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Donald Duck has a nightmare that he lives in Germany slaving under the Nazi regime.Donald Duck has a nightmare that he lives in Germany slaving under the Nazi regime.Donald Duck has a nightmare that he lives in Germany slaving under the Nazi regime.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
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Pinto Colvig
- Nazis
- (voice)
Charles Judels
- Nazis
- (voice)
Billy Bletcher
- Nazi
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Clarence Nash
- Donald Duck
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Jack Kinney(uncredited)
- Ben Sharpsteen(earlier cartoon clips) (uncredited)
- Writers
- Joe Grant(uncredited)
- Dick Huemer(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaDonald salutes a caricature of the Japanese Emperor Hirohito, along with the other Axis leaders. Ironically, Emperor Hirohito would visit Disneyland during a state visit to America in 1975. The Emperor even bought a Mickey Mouse watch, which he kept for the rest of his life.
- Quotes
Donald Duck: [sees the shadow of someone saluting] Heil Hit...
[sees the shadow is a miniature Statue of Liberty]
Donald Duck: Oh boy!
[kisses it]
Donald Duck: Am I glad to be a citizen of the United States of America.
- Crazy creditsA caricature of Hitler is hit by a tomato, which then runs into the words THE END.
- ConnectionsEdited into Donald's Diary (1954)
- SoundtracksDer Fuehrer's Face
By Oliver Wallace
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Hard to believe it won an Oscar but enjoyably crude propaganda
Curiosity brought me to this Disney cartoon since of all the things you probably don't expect to see in them is a reference to Hitler in the title. Within a few seconds that list of "things you don't expect in a Disney cartoon" got a brand new #1 as I saw the sight of Donald Duck wearing the swastika and living in Nazi Germany! Yes this film is a piece of propaganda based around a Mel Brooks-esque song which spoofs the Nazi party anthem. The plot sees Donald living in Germany, working in an ammunition factory and struggling with the demands from his bosses, the limited rations and other conditions.
Watching this film years later is an odd experience because it is a very basic and crude affair if you watch it today; it blasts stereotypes and uses nationalistic and racist caricatures in its animations while all the time the visual humor is very much limited to "look at these suckers" style humor (which is reconfirmed at the end). However it isn't really possible to watch it without the context that this is a propaganda film and this is not only to be expected but is actually the whole point. In this regard it does work and I did find parts of it funny and quite imaginative while the song itself is very good. I can understand why Disney kept it out of circulation for so long, since it could have damaged Donald as a character to be seen dressed as a Nazi (albeit to make a point).
The thing that surprised me the most is reading that it won the Academy Award that year for best animated short – I am now really curious as to what the other nominees were because I struggle with the idea that this was the best the year had to offer. Of course voting is always political in these things and I guess there is no more worthy political cause to vote with at the Oscars than defeating Nazism – but for sure this is why the short won, not just off the quality.
Watching this film years later is an odd experience because it is a very basic and crude affair if you watch it today; it blasts stereotypes and uses nationalistic and racist caricatures in its animations while all the time the visual humor is very much limited to "look at these suckers" style humor (which is reconfirmed at the end). However it isn't really possible to watch it without the context that this is a propaganda film and this is not only to be expected but is actually the whole point. In this regard it does work and I did find parts of it funny and quite imaginative while the song itself is very good. I can understand why Disney kept it out of circulation for so long, since it could have damaged Donald as a character to be seen dressed as a Nazi (albeit to make a point).
The thing that surprised me the most is reading that it won the Academy Award that year for best animated short – I am now really curious as to what the other nominees were because I struggle with the idea that this was the best the year had to offer. Of course voting is always political in these things and I guess there is no more worthy political cause to vote with at the Oscars than defeating Nazism – but for sure this is why the short won, not just off the quality.
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- bob the moo
- Jan 12, 2014
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- Also known as
- Donald Duck in Nutzi Land
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- Runtime8 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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