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.

1. E1. The 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.

2. E2. A 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.

3. E3. The 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.

4. E4. We Children of Hell Recall the Age of the Grail

   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.