Hitler: A Film from Germany — Season 1
A structure-free, four-part examination of the rise and fall of the Third Reich. Each part explores a different topic, from Hitler's cult of personality in propaganda to how said propaganda was associ
About this season
A structure-free, four-part examination of the rise and fall of the Third Reich. Each part explores a different topic, from Hitler's cult of personality in propaganda to how said propaganda was associated with pre-Nazi German cultural, spiritual, and national heritage to the Holocaust and the ideology behind it, particularly from Himmler's point of view.
Episodes (4)
1. The Grail: From the Cosmic Ash-Tree to the Goethe Oak of Buchenwald
Aired 5 November 1977 • 91 min
A look at Hitler's cult of personality in Nazi propaganda.
2. A German Dream ... Until the End of the World
Aired 12 November 1977 • 126 min
Focuses on how Nazi propaganda associated with pre-Nazi German cultural, spiritual, and national heritage.
3. The End of a Winter's Tale and the Final Victory of Progress
Aired 19 November 1977 • 93 min
Recounts the Holocaust and the ideology behind it, particularly from Himmler's point of view. A ventriloquist dummy of Hitler monologues about his legacy and its lasting effect on society.
4. We Children of Hell Recall the Age of the Grail
Aired 26 November 1977 • 100 min
André Heller reads unfilmed script segments, climaxing in Heller discussing with a Hitler puppet on how he completely destroyed Germany spiritually, combined with a satire on former Nazis who, after the war, profited from the era by running a Nazi tourism and entertainment industry for foreigners.