The Hitler Gang (1944)

Directed by

John Farrow

Genre

documentary film, drama film, war film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 41m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1944 pseudo-documentary traces the political rise of Adolf Hitler. It uses lookalike actors to portray Hitler and other Nazi leaders, presenting a factual account without star performers.

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What happens

The Hitler Gang is a 1944 American pseudo-documentary film directed by John Farrow, which traces the political rise of Adolf Hitler. Described as a "documentary-propaganda" film by its studio, Paramount Pictures, the historical drama is based on documented fact and marks the first serious effort to portray Hitler in film. The filmmakers chose to avoid casting stars in the lead roles, assembling instead a remarkable company of lookalikes to play Hitler, Goebbels, Himmler, Göring, and other leading Nazis. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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