Feature2015·52m·7.2

Hitler's War on Oil: Objective Baku

How the fight to control strategic oil reserves shaped WWII

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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.

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Cast

Féodor Atkine

Narrator (voice)

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)

Details

Status
Released
Original language
French
Languages
English, French
Budget
Revenue
Age rating
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Baku Media CenterCC&C

Crew

Director

Robert Mugnerot

Writers

Robert Mugnerot, Faik Bagirov

Olivier Martin

Editor

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