Hitler: A Film from Germany
DramaWar & Politics
A structure-free, four-part examination of the rise and fall of the Third Reich. Each part explores a different topic, from Hitler's cult of personality in propaganda to how said propaganda was associated with pre-Nazi German cultural, spiritual, and national heritage to the Holocaust and the ideology behind it, particularly from Himmler's point of view.
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Seasons & episodes
A structure-free, four-part examination of the rise and fall of the Third Reich. Each part explores a different topic, from Hitler's cult of personality in propaganda to how said propaganda was associated with pre-Nazi German cultural, spiritual, and national heritage to the Holocaust and the ideology behind it, particularly from Himmler's point of view.
- 1The Grail: From the Cosmic Ash-Tree to the Goethe Oak of Buchenwald5 Nov 1977 · 91mA look at Hitler's cult of personality in Nazi propaganda.
- 2A German Dream ... Until the End of the World12 Nov 1977 · 126mFocuses on how Nazi propaganda associated with pre-Nazi German cultural, spiritual, and national heritage.
- 3The End of a Winter's Tale and the Final Victory of Progress19 Nov 1977 · 93mRecounts the Holocaust and the ideology behind it, particularly from Himmler's point of view. A ventriloquist dummy of Hitler monologues about his legacy and its lasting effect on society.
- 4We Children of Hell Recall the Age of the Grail26 Nov 1977 · 100mAndré Heller reads unfilmed script segments, climaxing in Heller discussing with a Hitler puppet on how he completely destroyed Germany spiritually, combined with a satire on former Nazis who, after the war, profited from the era by running a Nazi tourism and entertainment industry for foreigners.
Details
- Created by
- Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
- First aired
- 5 Nov 1977
- Last aired
- 26 Nov 1977
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- German
- Network
- ZDF, Rai 3
- Episodes
- 4
- Votes
- 1 on TMDB
Cast
Hans-Jürgen SyberbergNarrator (voice)
Heinz SchubertAdolf Hitler / Heinrich Himmler
Hellmut LangeJoseph Goebbels
Harry BaerSelf / Junger Ellerkamp
