Hitler: A Film from Germany

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.

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  E1The Grail: From the Cosmic Ash-Tree to the Goethe Oak of Buchenwald

  Nov 5, 1977· 91m

  A look at Hitler's cult of personality in Nazi propaganda.

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  E2A German Dream ... Until the End of the World

  Nov 12, 1977· 126m

  Focuses on how Nazi propaganda associated with pre-Nazi German cultural, spiritual, and national heritage.

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  E3The End of a Winter's Tale and the Final Victory of Progress

  Nov 19, 1977· 93m

  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.

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  E4We Children of Hell Recall the Age of the GrailFinale

  Nov 26, 1977· 100m

  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.