Our Hitler: A Film from Germany

This inventive, exhaustive seven-hour film looks at the rise, reign and demise of Adolf Hitler. German director Hans Jürgen Syberberg, who was a child during World War II, doesn't try to recreate history to the letter. Instead, he places his actors -- many of whom play several roles -- on a stage and has them reenact events based on and inspired by Hitler's life. The action combines traditional narration and historical characters, but also idiosyncratic tweaks, like the use of puppets.

Country:

Germany

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

442 minutes

Year:

1977

Director:

Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

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Company:

American Zoetrope

Cast:

Junger Ellerkamp

Zirkusdirektor, Himmler, Himmler-Puppenspieler, Hitler

Mörder aus „M“, Göring-Puppenspieler, Alter Ellerkamp, SS-Mann, Fremdenverkehrsdirektor

Hitlers Kammerdiener, Goebbels-Puppenspieler, SS-Mann

Jahrmarkt-Ausrufer, Hitler-Puppenspieler, Junger Goebbels, Schüler des Kosmologen, SS-Mann

Crew:

Director

Writer

Director of Photography