Hitler: A Film from Germany
1978 | 442m | German
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Hans-Jürgen Syberberg |
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| Writer: | Hans-Jürgen Syberberg |
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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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 07, 1978 |
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| Director: | Hans-Jürgen Syberberg |
| Writer: | Hans-Jürgen Syberberg |
| Genres: | Drama, History, War |
| Keywords | nazi, puppet, heinrich himmler, historical drama, nsdap (nazi party), 1940s, non-narrative, 1930s, adolf hitler, good versus evil |
| Production Companies | WDR, BBC, INA, TMS Film GmbH, Solaris Film |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $1,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Sep 19, 2025 Entered: Sep 19, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Harry Baer | Junger Ellerkamp |
| Heinz Schubert | Zirkusdirektor / Heinrich Himmler / Himmler-Puppenspieler / Adolf Hitler |
| Peter Kern | Mörder aus „M“ / Göring-Puppenspieler / Alter Ellerkamp / SS-Mann / Fremdenverkehrsdirektor |
| Hellmut Lange | Hitlers Kammerdiener / Goebbels-Puppenspieler / SS-Mann |
| Rainer von Artenfels | Jahrmarkt-Ausrufer / Hitler-Puppenspieler / Junger Goebbels / Schüler des Kosmologen / SS-Mann |
| Peter Moland | Astrologe / Speer-Puppenspieler / SS-Mann |
| Johannes Buzalski | Hitler als Anstreicher / Eva Braun-Puppenspieler / Mann der Gesellschaft 1923 |
| Alfred Edel | Stimmen der Leute / Mann der Geschichte 1923 |
| André Heller | Narrator / André Heller |
| Martin Sperr | Himmlers Masseur |
| Peter Lühr | Wissenschaftler / Kosmologe |
| Amelie Syberberg | Das kleine Mädchen |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Brigitte Kuehlenthal | Costume Design |
| Haymo Henry Heyder | Sound |
| Lydia Pieger | Assistant Editor |
| Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Director, Writer |
| Dietrich Lohmann | Director of Photography |
| Hans Gailling | Production Design |
| Barbara Gailling | Costume Design |
| Ike Werk | Unit Manager |
| Gerhard von Halem | Assistant Director |
| Theo Nischwitz | Visual Effects |
| Helga Beyer | Assistant Editor |
| Jutta Brandstaedter | Editor |
| Harry Nap | Production Manager |
| Willi Schwadorf | Sound Mixer |
| Annie Nap-Oleon | Unit Production Manager |
| Name | Title |
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| Bernd Eichinger | Producer |
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| 2025 | 9 | 570 | 770 |