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    Hitler: The Unknown Soldier 1914-1918

    80'

    2004-12-25

    8.5

    Documentary

    Overview:

    Adolf Hitler the fighting man is the subject of this engrossing feature, chronicling the future dictator’s combat experience as a foot soldier in World War I. Excerpts from Hitler’s letters from the front, recollections of regimental comrades, and evaluations by his officers offer a revealing portrait of a brooding, fearless loner who preferred battlefields to brothels, frontline service to home leave, and kept the men he frequently risked his life to protect at arm’s length. In a world of death, hardship, and discipline, Hitler sought comfort in the companionship of his English terrier, and in sketches and watercolors he rendered during lulls. It speculates on the influence wartime service exercised on his personal and political development, filling a critical gap for any sincere appraisal of Hitler’s psyche, motives, and subsequent actions.

    DirectingStuart RussellWritingStuart Russell

    Cast

    1

    Adolf Hitler

    Tom Wesel

    1

    Anna Popp

    Ilse-Carola Salm

    1

    Self - Narrator

    John Hedges

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Herbert Döhring

    2

    Self (archive footage)

    Adolf Hitler

    1

    Self

    Ian Kershaw

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United Kingdom
    • List of languages:
      1. English
      2. German
    • List of companies:
      1. Movienewmedia
    • Vote Count: 2
    • Popularity: 0.5357
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Hitler - Frontsoldat im ersten Weltkrieg

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