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Our Hitler: A Film from Germany

71% | Jul 07, 1977 | Drama

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.

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Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Director
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Writer

Cast

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Harry Baer
Junger Ellerkamp
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Heinz Schubert
Zirkusdirektor, Himmler, Himmler-Puppenspieler, Hitler
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Peter Kern
Mörder aus „M“, Göring-Puppenspieler, Alter Ellerkamp, SS-Mann, Fremdenverkehrsdirektor
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Hellmut Lange
Hitlers Kammerdiener, Goebbels-Puppenspieler, SS-Mann
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Rainer von Artenfels
Jahrmarkt-Ausrufer, Hitler-Puppenspieler, Junger Goebbels, Schüler des Kosmologen, SS-Mann

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