Nazi Town, USA (2024): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2024, Nazi Town, USA is a documentary film directed by Peter Yost, running about 57 minutes.

What it’s about. In February 1939, more than 20,000 Americans filled Madison Square Garden for an event billed as a “Pro-American Rally.” Images of George Washington hung next to swastikas and speakers railed against the “Jewish controlled media” and called for a return to a racially “pure” America. The keynote speaker was Fritz Kuhn, head of the German American Bund. Nazi Town, USA tells the largely unknown story of the Bund, which had scores of chapters in suburbs and big cities across the country and represented what many believe was a real threat of fascist subversion in the United States. The Bund held joint rallies with the Ku Klux Klan and ran dozens of summer camps for children centered around Nazi ideology and imagery. Its melding of patriotic values with virulent anti-Semitism raised thorny issues that we continue to wrestle with today.

Who’s in it. Nazi Town, USA stars Beverly Gage as Historian (self), William Hitchcock as Historian (self), Sarah Churchwell as Cultural Historian (self) and Steven Ross as Historian (self), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.2/10, Nazi Town, USA sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Nazi Town, USA page.

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