Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977)

Original title

Hitler - Ein Film aus Deutschland

Directed by

Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

Genre

drama film, art film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom, France

Runtime

6h 50m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 27 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A nearly seven-hour experimental film that examines Adolf Hitler and the Nazi era through a series of theatrical monologues and surreal tableaux. The director narrates and actors portray historical figures, including Hitler and Himmler, in a dense, philosophical meditation on how fascism took hold in Germany.

slow-burnmeditativecerebralsurrealexhaustingsymbolicfragmentedprovocative

What happens

Hitler: A Film from Germany (German: Hitler, ein Film aus Deutschland), called Our Hitler in the US, is a 1977 biographical film written, directed and narrated by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, and produced by Bernd Eichinger. A co-production by West Germany, France and the United Kingdom, the film stars Heinz Schubert in a dual role, as Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler. Along with Syberberg's characteristic and unusual motifs and style, it is notable for its 412-minute running time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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