Nazi 3D films from 1936 discovered!

The Australian film-maker Philippe Mora says he has discovered two 30-minute 3D films shot by propagandists for the Third Reich in 1936, a full 16 years before the format first became briefly popular in the US.

"The quality of the films is fantastic," Mora told ninemsn.com. "The Nazis were obsessed with recording everything and every single image was controlled – it was all part of how they gained control of the country and its people."

Mora discovered the movies while doing research for a new documentary, entitled How the Third Reich was Recorded, which explores the way the Nazis used film to shape public opinion and manipulate the German people.

Mora believes the existence of the 35mm Nazi films confirms the Germans were decades ahead. "They were made by an independent studio for Goebbels's propaganda ministry and referred to as 'Raum film', or space film, which may be why no one ever realised since that they were 3D," he said.

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I only wait to see it! If really confirmed it is a big leap in our knowledge of the still unknown and mysterious Nazist advanced technologies!

If they ever release Junge Adler in that format with an english voice over I would rent it.

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Epic win for the Nazis. Lol.

The two films, entitled 'So Real You Can Touch It' and 'Six Girls Roll Into Weekend' - which sound not unlike porn movies to be honest - were both shot on 35mm film with the 3D effect apparently achieved by placing a prism in front of two lenses.

The director now plans to incorporate this latest 3D Nazi footage footage into his new project, 'How the Third Reich Was Recorded,' and believes there's almost certainly more early 3D film footage out there waiting to be discovered.

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every single image was controlled – it was all part of how they gained control of the country and its people.

Think about that sentence carefully, and how that tactic is still used extremely effectively in this "modern" day.

To the OP - thanks for sharing, ultra interesting stuff...

Considering how thourough the Nazi's were I wonder what else will be found in 3D.

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If this is the case , it makes you wonder what other nazi technology has yet to be discovered .
One things for sure the eugenics and depopulation issues that are so controversial right now originated from the Nazis .

3d tv ay ? Why not just find a cure for all illnesses ?
Entertained not Saved .

The Nazi's were evil bastards but worryingly I find myself in admiration of some of their magnificent minds. Misguided but magnificent.

About the 3D film, the earliest released 3D Movie was in 1922 called The Power of Love. There were earlier examples of 3D video before that.
So it's not surprising creative (but evil) minds did film in 3D .

None the less thank you for posting OP every bit of proven history add's to our collective understanding