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Hitler: A Career
“A career unparalleled in history”
7.4 / 10• 1977• 2h 30m•NR• German
DocumentaryHistory
Storyline
A keen chronicle of the unlikely rise to power of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) and a dissection of the Third Reich (1933-1945), but also an analysis of mass psychology and how the desperate crowd can be deceived and shepherded to the slaughterhouse.
Cast & Crew
Gert Westphal
Narrator (voice)
Lead
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
EB
Ernest Bevin
Self (archive footage)
KB
Karl Brandt
Self (archive footage)
Eva Braun
Self (archive footage)
Neville Chamberlain
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Joachim Fest's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hitler: A Career is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
