Hitler: The Unknown Soldier 1914-1918

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Adolf Hitler the fighting man is the subject of this engrossing feature, chronicling the future dictator’s combat experience as a foot soldier in World War I. Excerpts from Hitler’s letters from the front, recollections of regimental comrades, and evaluations by his officers offer a revealing portrait of a brooding, fearless loner who preferred battlefields to brothels, frontline service to home leave, and kept the men he frequently risked his life to protect at arm’s length. In a world of death, hardship, and discipline, Hitler sought comfort in the companionship of his English terrier, and in sketches and watercolors he rendered during lulls. It speculates on the influence wartime service exercised on his personal and political development, filling a critical gap for any sincere appraisal of Hitler’s psyche, motives, and subsequent actions.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

80 minutes

Year:

2004

Director:

Stuart Russell

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Company:

Movienewmedia

Cast:
Tom Wesel

Adolf Hitler

Ilse-Carola Salm

Anna Popp

John Hedges

Self - Narrator

Herbert Döhring

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Crew:
Roy Dart

Editor

Stuart Russell

Creator

Peter Boyce

Producer

Paul Dart

Music

Stuart Russell

Director