Documentary ·History · Germany · 1977 · 2h 30m

Hitler: A Career

Hitler - Eine Karriere

Director

Cast

Gert Westphal as Narrator (voice) Adolf Hitler as Self (archive footage) Ernest Bevin as Self (archive footage) Karl Brandt as Self (archive footage) Eva Braun as Self (archive footage) Neville Chamberlain as Self (archive footage)

Crew

Fritz Schwaiger — Editor Joachim Fest — Writer Werner Rieb — Producer

Tagline

A career unparalleled in history

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book nazi world war ii biography republic of weimar historical figure archive footage media manipulation nazism 1920s 1940s nazi propaganda

Key Collaborators

Joachim Fest Director Christian Herrendoerfer Director Fritz Schwaiger Editor Joachim Fest Writer Werner Rieb Producer

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