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Hitler: The Comedy Years

Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007•48m•5.0/10
Documentary

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5.0/10(1)

A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.

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Production

World of Wonder, Channel 4 Television

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Neil McCaul

Self

Guy Siner

Guy Siner

Self

Richard Gibson

Richard Gibson

Self

Arthur Askey

Arthur Askey

Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ronnie Barker

Ronnie Barker

Norman Stanley Fletcher (archive footage) (uncredited)

James Beck

James Beck

Joe Walker (archive footage) (uncredited)

Boris Becker

Boris Becker

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Neville Chamberlain

Neville Chamberlain

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks

Singer in 'Springtime for Hitler' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Adenoid Hynkel (archive footage) (uncredited)

Graham Chapman

Graham Chapman

Joachim von Ribbentrop (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Cleese

John Cleese

Adolf Hitler / Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jon Culshaw

Jon Culshaw

Tony Blair (archive footage) (uncredited)

Henry Daniell

Henry Daniell

Garbitsch (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jack Dee

Jack Dee

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Clive Dunn

Clive Dunn

Jack Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)

Kevin Eldon

Kevin Eldon

Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

Harry Enfield

Harry Enfield

Jürgen the German / George VI (archive footage) (uncredited)

George Formby

George Formby

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bill Freed

Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

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