The Young Fritz


The Young Fritz is a 1943 Soviet Union|Soviet] short film directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg based on a short satiric poem by Samuil Marshak.

Plot

The film presents a satirical account of the upbringing of the "true Aryan," depicted as a lecture by Professor "Antrepalogy", who strikes with his pointer on skulls, showcasing exhibits of the "pure race." The illustrated biography of the young Fritz unfolds like a puppet show, where young Fritz, initially reduced to the size of a newborn, begins to grow in his cradle and eventually transforms into a huge brute, stomping across a map of Europe with his stormtrooper boots, conquering it entirely.
At the end of the film, Fritz is placed in a Soviet zoo because "for science, any beast is necessary."

Cast