The Master Race (film)

{{short description|1944 film by Herbert Biberman}}

{{Infobox film

| name = The Master Race

| image = The Master Race poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Herbert Biberman

| producer = Robert Golden

| screenplay = Herbert Biberman
Anne Froelich
Rowland Leigh

| story = Herbert Biberman

| starring = George Coulouris
Stanley Ridges
Osa Massen
Carl Esmond
Nancy Gates
Morris Carnovsky
Lloyd Bridges
Helen Beverly
Gavin Muir
Paul Guilfoyle

| music = Roy Webb

| cinematography = Russell Metty

| editing = Ernie Leadlay

| studio = RKO Radio Pictures

| distributor = RKO Radio Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1944|10|18}}

| runtime = 95 minutes

|budget=$350,000{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/variety156-1944-11/page/n119/mode/1up?q=%22negative+cost%22|magazine=Variety|date=15 November 1944|title=Quick Money|page=8}}

|gross=less than $1 million

| country = United States

| language = English}}

The Master Race is a 1944 American drama film directed by Herbert Biberman and written by Biberman, Anne Froelich and Rowland Leigh. The film stars George Coulouris, Stanley Ridges, Osa Massen, Carl Esmond, Nancy Gates, Morris Carnovsky, Lloyd Bridges, Helen Beverly, Gavin Muir and Paul Guilfoyle. The film was released on October 18, 1944, by RKO Radio Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/83074/the-master-race|title=The Master Race (1944)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=September 19, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/the-master-race/105804|title=The Master Race|work=TV Guide|accessdate=September 19, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A0CE3D6113CE03ABC4A53DFB767838F659EDE|title=The Master Race (1944)|work=The New York Times|accessdate=September 19, 2014}}

Plot

As the Nazis come to realise that their dreams of world domination after World War II will not be fulfilled and that Germany is in fact about to be defeated, a fanatical hard core prepare for the future Fourth Reich and the continuation of the dream of Aryan supremacy in later generations. To this end, Nazi officer von Beck is sent to infiltrate a village in rural Belgium where he will wait to agitate again for racial supremacy for "true Europeans" over lesser, "mongrel" races.

Cast

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