The Secret Life of Adolf Hitler

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09/27/2011 Outstanding, impressive, scarry fact and video filled narrative about the entire private and public life of the dominant figure of the twentieth century. The notables of history all are known simply by their last name, and Hitler is the least admired despot known to man. [img]http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/QDBU-43db-s/movieposter.jpg?v=785468[/img] 1950's television documentary special that includes interviews with Hitler's sister Paula Wolf and a fellow prisoner who was incarcerated with Hitler, actual footage shot by the Nazi's and Eva Braun's rare home movies. [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F051673-0059%2C_Adolf_Hitler_und_Eva_Braun_auf_dem_Berghof.jpg/250px-Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F051673-0059%2C_Adolf_Hitler_und_Eva_Braun_auf_dem_Berghof.jpg[/img] SEE it all here, all 58 fabulous minutes of it: http://www.archive.org/details/secretLifeOfAdolfHitler You will learn about his getaway retreat in the mountains, his girlfriend mistress (who tried suicide before Adolf knew of her), interviews of his sister, chauffer, others. Just unreal, creepy and downright devastating to watch. Lots of home movies taken at Adolf's private mountain home. Can't recommend this one enough to history buffs, Hitler scholars, documentary buffs or just anyone wanting to know the truely secret life (from start to finish) of Adolf Hitler! [img]http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTNfO4rRmfAyYicGr82woyiYj6oJlmLiWyTntt4iVvTWz2_cREjdlPG7u2fLw[/img] REVIEWS: 1 Actually the film at times seems to have an almost "gee whiz Hitler wasn't such a bad guy" attitude. I'm not sure what to make of it, especially since some of the narration seems more tongue in cheek rather than serious. More a curio than anything else, its worth a look for those wanting a different take in a Hitler biography. 2 Just interesting, because we can see, that Adolf Hitler was not a monster or something like this, and allows seeing us some real footage. 60 years after the war, it is worth to see something, which is not just 100% war propaganda. We see some home movies, which show Hitler and his wife's life. It's worth a look for those wanting a different take in a Hitler biography. 3 "The Secret Life of Adolf Hitler" is scary in many respects. The interviews strike home in a very strange and terrifying way. The words, chosen with what seems so much care, would seem to indicate that these people were still worshiping their national hero and that he would always be for them their "beloved Leader". Put together almost completely of REAL footage, I only saw one short part that looked staged for the documentary itself. All factual, all straightforward, all human, all the more frightening. 4 This is a dramatic presentation, what with its booming musical score and Van Voorhis' narration, and for some will be informative. For those familiar with the events, it's still a curiosity. These particular black-and-white home movies of Eva Braun are seldom seen today. 5 A look at the life of Hitler and primarily his relationship with Eva. [img]http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQHvmOKCXdbq8VkNL1j2WGg2RXCIHWGgWC-gEaIKibQN16RBzkz-Q[/img] NOTES: 1 He [Hitler] met Eva Braun in 1929, and they married on 29 April 1945, a day before their suicide. He was also engaged to two other women earlier in his life. 2 There is strong evidence that Adolf Hitler had relationships with a number of women. The most well-known are shown below. Eva Braun February 6, 1912- April 30, 1945 33 Double suicide with Hitler Met in 1929 Wife Geli Raubal June 4, 1908- September 18, 1931 Suicide (speculated murder); Lived with Hitler in 1925; Niece, speculated lovers [img]http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTk8LawuJgyy7lfBCHLHY0nxOmHhVH0U2CKCpVSRa4ETyJT44AIbg[/img] Erna Hanfstaengl 1885- 1981 died of natural causes; Met in 1920s; Engaged Renate Müller April 26, 1906- October 7, 1937 Suicide (speculated murder) Met in 1930s; Engaged Maria Reiter December 23, 1911- 1992 died of natural causes. Met in 1927; Lovers Unity Mitford August 8, 1914- May 28, 1948 33 Died eight years after attempting suicide from complications related to her suicide attempt Met in 1934 Friends, speculated lovers. [img]http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT1KLHlwsQv7f94Y_-pg6GsFjFRFr5bZI1shv3mKP3uQjCfxAGf[/img] Credited cast: Westbrook Van Voorhis ... Narrator (voice) Paula Wolf ... Herself, the younger sister of Adolf Hitler [img]http://ia600309.us.archive.org/17/items/secretLifeOfAdolfHitler/secretLifeOfAdolfHitler.thumbs/The_Secret_Life_of_Adolf_Hitler_000120.jpg[/img] Julius Schaub ... Himself, Adolf Hitler's personal adjutant [img]http://ia600309.us.archive.org/17/items/secretLifeOfAdolfHitler/secretLifeOfAdolfHitler.thumbs/The_Secret_Life_of_Adolf_Hitler_000300.jpg[/img] Wilma Schaub ... Herself, Julius Schaub's wife (as Frau Schaub) Hans Bauer ... Himself, Adolf Hitler's personal pilot Erich Kempka ... Himself, Adolf Hitler's personal chauffeur Rest of cast listed alphabetically: Eva Braun ... Herself (archive footage) Adolf Hitler ... Himself (archive footage) [img]http://cdn8.documentary.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/adolf-hitler.jpg?61dd9b[/img] [img]http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRGdXkqWL2PD7P1OycSv23rmtaJApVMZfQHeUJ8kib7p3iMY4aZlC_U18HT[/img] Sound Mix:Mono Color:Black and White [img]http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQAkYFukNM6Yf5H4ejOow_djHRftnmdWqp_vXCjz1fmVPQqvts4Rg[/img] See more 09/01/2010 I wouldn't say it depicts a secret life of Adolf Hitler, maybe for the time that was so, this is shown in a very Propaganda kind of style and even though its from 1958, 13 years after the war ended it was properly very new an interesting material to be seen. Well seeing it today, only gives a historical glimpse and old footage, it's interesting and great to see a documentary from that time. See more Read all reviews

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