Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977)
Synopsis
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.
First Air Date: 1977-11-05
Last Air Date: 1977-11-26
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 4
Created By: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Networks: ZDF, Rai 3
Top Cast
- Hans-Jürgen Syberberg as Narrator (voice)
- Heinz Schubert as Adolf Hitler / Heinrich Himmler
- Hellmut Lange as Joseph Goebbels
- Harry Baer as Self / Junger Ellerkamp
- Rainer von Artenfels as Heinrich Himmler ('esoteric ideologue')
- Peter Kern as Heinrich Himmler (Wehrmacht)
- André Heller as Narrator / Self
Seasons
Miniseries (1977)
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.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: The Grail: From the Cosmic Ash-Tree to the Goethe Oak of Buchenwald
A look at Hitler's cult of personality in Nazi propaganda.
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Ep. 2: A German Dream ... Until the End of the World
Focuses on how Nazi propaganda associated with pre-Nazi German cultural, spiritual, and national heritage.
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Ep. 3: The End of a Winter's Tale and the Final Victory of Progress
Recounts 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.
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Ep. 4: We Children of Hell Recall the Age of the Grail
André 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.
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