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The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler

  • 1943
  • Approved
  • 1h 14m
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6.7/10
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Ludwig Donath and Gale Sondergaard in The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (1943)
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A man who does a good Hitler impression is made to look like Hitler as a decoy for assassination attempts.A man who does a good Hitler impression is made to look like Hitler as a decoy for assassination attempts.A man who does a good Hitler impression is made to look like Hitler as a decoy for assassination attempts.

  • Director
    • James P. Hogan
  • Writers
    • Fritz Kortner
    • Joe May
  • Stars
    • Ludwig Donath
    • Gale Sondergaard
    • George Dolenz
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    88
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • James P. Hogan
    • Writers
      • Fritz Kortner
      • Joe May
    • Stars
      • Ludwig Donath
      • Gale Sondergaard
      • George Dolenz
    • 7User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Ludwig Donath
    Ludwig Donath
    • Adolf Hitler…
    Gale Sondergaard
    Gale Sondergaard
    • Anna Huber
    George Dolenz
    George Dolenz
    • Herman Marbach
    Fritz Kortner
    Fritz Kortner
    • Bauer
    Ludwig Stössel
    Ludwig Stössel
    • Graub
    • (as Ludwig Stossel)
    William Trenk
    • Col. Von Zechwitz
    Joan Blair
    • Duchess Eugenie
    Ivan Triesault
    Ivan Triesault
    • Prince Hohenberg
    Rudolph Anders
    Rudolph Anders
    • Maj. Mampe
    Ernö Verebes
    Ernö Verebes
    • Count Godeck
    Merrill Rodin
    • Hans Huber
    Charles Bates
    Charles Bates
    • Viki Huber
    Kurt Katch
    Kurt Katch
    • Corp. Karl Frobe
    Hans Schumm
    Hans Schumm
    • Maj. Profe
    Frederick Giermann
    • Heinrich Himmler
    • (as Fred Gierman)
    Richard Ryen
    Richard Ryen
    • Gen. Palzer
    John Mylong
    John Mylong
    • Gen. Halder
    Kurt Kreuger
    Kurt Kreuger
    • Nazi Youth leader
    • Director
      • James P. Hogan
    • Writers
      • Fritz Kortner
      • Joe May
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      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 made around the time of the Second World War. These 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).

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    A strange but very interesting film
    I will not add anything much to the previous comments for this feature. I just discovered it today. I had heard of it, but not more. I first thought I already saw it, but I confound with MAGIC FACE, starring Luther Adler, who plays in the Frank Tuttle's film an actor who looks like Hitler and decides to impersonate him against the Nazis will, of course. In this very film, STRANGE DEATH OF ADOLF Hitler, the main character is forced by the German to impersonate the Führer, a ringer, to protect him against a criminal attempt.

    I won't tell you the climax, another user already had, unfortunately.

    But it's rather a very good propaganda film for this time.
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    • Mar 9, 2009

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    • Release date
      • September 10, 1943 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A Estranha Morte de Hitler
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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