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Hitler: A Career

1977 · 150 min

A sober, chilling archival essay that dissects how a demagogue seduced a nation, demanding close attention and leaving a heavy, unsettling residue.

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A career unparalleled in history
Overview
A keen chronicle of the unlikely rise to power of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) and a dissection of the Third Reich (1933-1945), but also an analysis of mass psychology and how the desperate crowd can be deceived and shepherded to the slaughterhouse.

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  • Cultpix
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • politics
  • media
  • deception
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action2
Horror3
Humour0
Realism10
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
documentary, history
Directed by
Christian Herrendoerfer, Joachim Fest
Written by
Joachim Fest
Starring
Gert Westphal, Adolf Hitler, Ernest Bevin, Karl Brandt, Eva Braun, Neville Chamberlain, Charlie Chaplin, Winston Churchill
Runtime
150 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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