Springtime for Hitler
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"Springtime for Hitler" is a satirical show-within-a-show musical number from Mel Brooks' The Producers that parodies Nazi Germany through deliberately outrageous humor and spectacle.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional stage musical
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musical number ⓘ satire ⓘ show-within-a-show ⓘ song ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
The Producers (2001 Broadway musical)
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The Producers (2005 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Mel Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Mel Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Adolf Hitler
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Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInFilm | The Producers (1967 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInMedium | film ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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musical theatre ⓘ parody ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasPart |
big production number
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chorus line ⓘ comic Hitler performance ⓘ dance sequence ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Adolf Hitler (fictionalized portrayal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| humorStyle |
satirical parody
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shock humor ⓘ |
| inspiredDebateOn | limits of comedy about the Holocaust and Nazism ⓘ |
| inUniverseAuthor |
Leo Bloom
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Max Bialystock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Mel Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWork | The Producers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
film musical number
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stage musical number ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | intentionally offensive musical to guarantee failure ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | show-within-a-show flop scheme ⓘ |
| notableFor |
parodying Nazi propaganda spectacles
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subversive treatment of fascism ⓘ use of camp aesthetics ⓘ |
| notableSongFrom | The Producers (1967 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | The Producers franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | buffoonish dictator ⓘ |
| setting | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | controversy over Nazi imagery in comedy ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | World War II era ⓘ |
| tone |
deliberately outrageous
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irreverent ⓘ |
| uses | spectacle and pageantry for comic effect ⓘ |
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