The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (1943)

A man who does a good Hitler impression is made to look like Hitler as a decoy for assassination attempts.

Director:

James P. Hogan (as James Hogan)

Writers:

Fritz Kortner (screenplay), Fritz Kortner (story)

Stars:

Ludwig Donath, Gale Sondergaard, George Dolenz

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ludwig Donath	...	Adolf Hitler / Franz Huber
Gale Sondergaard	...	Anna Huber
George Dolenz	...	Herman Marbach
Fritz Kortner	...	Bauer
Ludwig Stössel	...	Graub (as Ludwig Stossel)
William Trenk	...	Col. Von Zechwitz
Joan Blair	...	Duchess Eugenie
Ivan Triesault	...	Prince Hohenberg
Rudolph Anders	...	Maj. Mampe
Ernö Verebes	...	Count Godeck
Merrill Rodin	...	Hans Huber
Charles Bates	...	Viki Huber
Kurt Katch	...	Corp. Karl Frobe
Hans Schumm	...	Maj. Profe
Frederick Giermann	...	Heinrich Himmler (as Fred Gierman)

Storyline

A clerk in 1942 Vienna who has a gift for mimicry, is arrested for doing a Hitler impression. The Gestapo decide to give him plastic surgery to look like Hitler so he can take his place in public, acting as a decoy for assassination attempts.

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Plot Keywords:

anti semitism | hitler | surgery | gestapo | vienna | 

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 September 1943 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Estranha Morte de Adolf Hitler

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

74 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film represents one of a small handful of American films which featured the word Hitler or Hitler's, and both referencing Adolf Hitler, in their titles and were ones made around the time of the Second World War. These World War II movies include Hitler's Children (1943); Hitler's Madman (1943) aka Hitler's Hangman; Hitler--Dead or Alive (1942); The Hitler Gang (1944) aka Hitler & co.; the documentary short, Hitler Lives (1945); The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (1943); Hitler's Women aka Women in Bondage (1943); the comic short, The Devil with Hitler (1942) and Hitler - Beast of Berlin (1939).

User Reviews

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