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Our Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977)
Directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Overview
This inventive, exhaustive seven-hour film looks at the rise, reign and demise of Adolf Hitler. German director Hans Jürgen Syberberg, who was a child during World War II, doesn’t try to recreate history to the letter. Instead, he places his actors—many of whom play several roles—on a stage and has them reenact events based on and inspired by Hitler’s life. The action combines traditional narration and historical characters, but also idiosyncratic tweaks, like the use of puppets.
Length 442 minutes
Actors
Harry Baer | Heinz Schubert | Peter Kern | Hellmut Lange | Rainer von Artenfels | Peter Moland | Johannes Buzalski | Alfred Edel | André Heller | Martin Sperr | Peter Lühr