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Adolf Hitler - Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer: Dokumente der Zeitgeschichte

The film begins with the First World War and ends in 1945. Without exception, recordings from this period were used, which came from weekly news reports from different countries. Previously unpublished scenes about the private life of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun were also shown for the first time. The film was originally built into a frame story. The Off Commentary begins with the words: "This film [...] is a document of delusion that on the way to power tore an entire people and a whole world into disaster. This film portrays the suffering of a generation that only ended five to twelve. " The film premiered in Cologne on November 20, 1953, but was immediately banned by Federal Interior Minister Gerhard Schröder in agreement with the interior ministers of the federal states of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Top Cast

  • Carola Höhn

    Carola Höhn

    Self

  • Fritz Lafontaine

    Fritz Lafontaine

    Self

  • Georgi Zhukov

    Georgi Zhukov

    Self

  • Reinhard Heydrich

    Reinhard Heydrich

    Self (archive footage)

  • Joseph Goebbels

    Joseph Goebbels

    Self (archive footage)

  • Adolf Hitler

    Adolf Hitler

    Self (archive footage)

  • Heinrich Himmler

    Heinrich Himmler

    Self (archive footage)

  • Martin Bormann

    Martin Bormann

    Self (archive footage)

  • Rudolf Hess

    Rudolf Hess

    Self (archive footage)

Overview

The film begins with the First World War and ends in 1945. Without exception, recordings from this period were used, which came from weekly news reports from different countries. Previously unpublished scenes about the private life of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun were also shown for the first time. The film was originally built into a frame story. The Off Commentary begins with the words: "This film [...] is a document of delusion that on the way to power tore an entire people and a whole world into disaster. This film portrays the suffering of a generation that only ended five to twelve. " The film premiered in Cologne on November 20, 1953, but was immediately banned by Federal Interior Minister Gerhard Schröder in agreement with the interior ministers of the federal states of the Federal Republic of Germany.

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