TV series

Selling Hitler

1991 · 1 season

A wry, slow-burning true-crime comedy of errors that lets you watch self-important men con themselves, more amusing than tense.

Tagline: The Outrageous True Tale of Hitler's Missing Diaries.
Overview: In 1981, Gerd Heidemann, a bloodhound reporter for the German magazine Stern, believes he's stumbled onto the greatest literary find of the century: the personal diaries of Adolf Hitler. Shrouded in secrecy, Heidemann and the men of Stern attempt to pull off the greatest scoop in publishing history, blinded by their greed to the fact that the diaries are, in fact, crude forgeries.
How it feels: Satirical, cynical, absurd and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Greed, media, deception, obsession
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: greed
media
deception
obsession
corruption
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild