Heinrich George (1893–1946): między sztuką a polityką

Born in Szczecin Heinrich George was one of the most outstanding theatre and cinema actors of the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich. He appeared in the films that played an important part in the history of the cinema (Metropolis directed by Fritz Lang, 1927; Berlin-Alexanderplatz directed by Phil Jutzi, 1931). When Hitler seized power in Germany, Heinrich George supported the Nazi regime in spite of his leftist convictions. After 1933 he appeared in many films both neutral in their meaning and the ones that were a pure Nazi propaganda such as Jud Süss directed by Veit Harlan. Heinrich George arouses controversy even in the present-day Germany. Appreciating his achievements as an actor it is not possible to ignore his involvement in Nazism.