Hitler: A Film from Germany
1977, German. Directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg.
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.
- Runtime
- 7h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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German Trilogy
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Cast & crew
- Hans-Jürgen SyberbergDirector
- Harry BaerJunger Ellerkamp
- Heinz SchubertZirkusdirektor / Heinrich Himmler / Himmler-Puppenspieler / Adolf Hitler
- Peter KernMörder aus „M“ / Göring-Puppenspieler / Alter Ellerkamp / SS-Mann / Fremdenverkehrsdirektor
- Hellmut LangeHitlers Kammerdiener / Goebbels-Puppenspieler / SS-Mann
- Rainer von ArtenfelsJahrmarkt-Ausrufer / Hitler-Puppenspieler / Junger Goebbels / Schüler des Kosmologen / SS-Mann
- Peter MolandAstrologe / Speer-Puppenspieler / SS-Mann
- Johannes BuzalskiHitler als Anstreicher / Eva Braun-Puppenspieler / Mann der Gesellschaft 1923
- Alfred EdelStimmen der Leute / Mann der Geschichte 1923
- André HellerNarrator / André Heller
- Martin SperrHimmlers Masseur
- Peter LührWissenschaftler / Kosmologe
- Amelie SyberbergDas kleine Mädchen
Details
- Released
- 5 November 1977
- Original title
- Hitler - Ein Film aus Deutschland
- Country
- France, Germany, United Kingdom
- Written by
- Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
- Budget
- $1.5M
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Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977) was directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg and stars Harry Baer, Heinz Schubert, Peter Kern.