Storyline

Opium für das Volk - Karl Marx und die Kirchen isn’t scholarship—it’s Marxist revisionism whitewashing atheism’s war on faith. This German doc falsely equates Christianity with communism in part one, then twists Marx’s "opium of the people" slur into mere "influence" from his Jewish-Christian roots and other critics. It downplays his explicit god-hatred—"Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature"—to pretend he had a nuanced "personal relationship" with Christianity. No balance: ignores Marx’s satanist ties, Hegelian dialectics weaponized against Scripture, and how his ideology birthed 100M deaths under godless regimes. Cherry-picks "parallels" to sanitize Marxism as spiritual, not the Bible-rejecting materialism that fueled Bolshevik church-burnings. Watch knowing it’s propaganda to make atheists look thoughtful, not Bible-denying totalitarians.

Key Information

Director Gerd Hill
Writers Gerd Hill
Studio Südwestfunk
Language DE

Cast & Crew

Kurt Scharf

Self

Pinchas Lapide

Self

Gerd Andresen

Narrator (voice)

Frequently Asked Questions

Opium für das Volk - Karl Marx und die Kirchen was released on January 1, 1983.

The runtime of Opium für das Volk - Karl Marx und die Kirchen is 29m.

Opium für das Volk - Karl Marx und die Kirchen is a Documentary movie.

Opium für das Volk - Karl Marx und die Kirchen is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.

Opium für das Volk - Karl Marx und die Kirchen was directed by Gerd Hill.

The main cast of Opium für das Volk - Karl Marx und die Kirchen includes Kurt Scharf, Pinchas Lapide, Gerd Andresen.

Opium für das Volk - Karl Marx und die Kirchen is originally in German.