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Hitler and the Apostles of Evil
7.4 / 10• 2015• 1h 35m•NR• French
DocumentaryWarHistoryTV Movie
Storyline
This portrait that goes against the grain depicts the Führer as a lazy, isolated leader, cut off from reality, incapable of governing without his "apostles". They are Hitler's essential ministers, advisers, rivals, courtiers. They hate each other, and the Führer puts them in competition, often to get the worst out of them. The portraits of Hermann Goering, Heinrich Himmler, Joseph Goebbels, Albert Speer but also Rudolf Hoess, the commandant of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp, and Doctor Joseph Mengele trace the rivalries, hatreds and predations that punctuate the entire frightening epic of Nazism. This documentary is composed of a selection of archive images and testimonies from descendants and specialists of this period.
Cast & Crew
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Lead
Joseph Goebbels
Self (archive footage)
Heinrich Himmler
Self (archive footage)
Hermann Göring
Self (archive footage)
Albert Speer
Self (archive footage)
JM
Josef Mengele
Self (archive footage)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Fabien Vinçon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hitler and the Apostles of Evil is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
