Hitler: A Film from Germany

Rating: 10
Cast: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, Heinz Schubert, Hellmut Lange, Harry Baer

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.

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Seasons

1. The Grail: From the Cosmic Ash-Tree to the Goethe Oak of Buchenwald

Air Date: 1977-11-05

A look at Hitler's cult of personality in Nazi propaganda.

2. A German Dream ... Until the End of the World

Air Date: 1977-11-12

Focuses on how Nazi propaganda associated with pre-Nazi German cultural, spiritual, and national heritage.

3. The End of a Winter's Tale and the Final Victory of Progress

Air Date: 1977-11-19

Recounts the Holocaust and the ideology behind it, particularly from Himmler's point of view. A ventriloquist dummy of Hitler monologues about his legacy and its lasting effect on society.

4. We Children of Hell Recall the Age of the Grail

Air Date: 1977-11-26

André Heller reads unfilmed script segments, climaxing in Heller discussing with a Hitler puppet on how he completely destroyed Germany spiritually, combined with a satire on former Nazis who, after the war, profited from the era by running a Nazi tourism and entertainment industry for foreigners.

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