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John Pielmeier (written by) and
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Release Date:
18 May 2003 (USA) more
Tagline:
"The only thing necessary for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke
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A unique slant, profiling the life of Adolf Hitler as a child and his rise through the ranks of the National German Workers' Party prior to World War II. full summary | add synopsis
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Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 15 nominations more
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Entertaining, just don't take it as history. more (86 total)

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Also Known As:
Hitler: La naissance du mal (Canada: French title)
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Runtime:
Australia:179 min (video version) | France:130 min | USA:240 min (including commercials) | Spain:177 min (DVD edition)
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All Nazi-themed costumes and props (flags, medallions, pins, tie-tacks) were destroyed after filming wrapped, to prevent any items linked with Nazism from finding their way into the hands of neo-Nazis. more
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Continuity: During the Beer Hall Putsch, Ernst Hanfstaengl is walking next to Hitler on the way to the War Ministry. In the next shot he is running away from the mob. How did he get to the back of the mob at the pace he was walking? more
Quotes:
President Paul von Hindenburg: If I appoint you Chancellor, how will I answer to God?
Adolf Hitler: How will you answer to Germany if you don't?
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Soundtrack:
Das Deutschlandlied more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Entertaining, just don't take it as history., 31 October 2007
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Author: halw1234 from United States

As an amateur historian of WW2/Nazi Germany, I couldn't wait for this to come out on DVD. I missed it when it was first on in 2003. I don't want to repeat what's already been said in the previous 8 pages of comments about the historical inaccuracies. A better job could've been done portraying the "charming" Hitler. I also had a small problem with some of the casting choices, not so much for their acting, but for their appearances. Peter Stormare doesn't look much like Rohm, why didn't they make Babson as Hess wear a wig? And my biggest complaint..so much has always been made of Hitler's striking blue eyes, why didn't they make Carlyle wear blue contacts? On the plus side, I thought the actors who played Goring and Drexler looked pretty good. Again, as long as people watching this understand that this is supposed to be entertainment 1st, history 2nd I don't think a lot of harm will be done.

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