Hitler: A Film from Germany

121977•1h 50m•10.0/10

DramaWar & Politics

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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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Production

BBC, WDR, INA, Solaris Film, TMS Film GmbH

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

November 5, 1977

Last Aired

November 26, 1977

Networks

ZDF, Rai 3

Created By

Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

The Grail: From the Cosmic Ash-Tree to the Goethe Oak of Buchenwald

Air date: 1977-11-05

A look at Hitler's cult of personality in Nazi propaganda.

A German Dream ... Until the End of the World

Air date: 1977-11-12

Focuses on how Nazi propaganda associated with pre-Nazi German cultural, spiritual, and national heritage.

The End of a Winter's Tale and the Final Victory of Progress

Air date: 1977-11-19

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.

We Children of Hell Recall the Age of the Grail

Air date: 1977-11-26

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.