Hitler's War on Oil: Objective Baku
Seen it?2015 | 52 min | Documentary, War, History
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone interested in what war does to people and people who love a true story told well. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost. Liked Night and Fog or Shoah? This is a good next one.
- The mood
- Intense, eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves through the story clearly, at 52 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.
This film tells the story of World War II as experienced by the inhabitants of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, at the time a satellite of Moscow. The very rich oil deposits of the region aroused the covetousness of Hitler who needed the oil from Baku to carry out his program of world domination. His entire campaign of 1942-1943 was aimed at seizing them. But the Soviets and the Allies were determined to prevent him from doing so, by all means, including the most radical, even if it meant wiping the city off the map.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
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- AudiencesNot counted
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- AwardsNot counted
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- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
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Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Robert Mugnerot
- Féodor AtkineNarrator (voice)
- Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)
- Joseph StalinSelf (archive footage)