HITLER - THE RISE OF EVIL 2003 (part 1 of 12)

Hitler: The Rise of Evil is a Canadian TV miniseries in two parts, directed by Christian Duguay and produced by Alliance Atlantis. It explores Adolf Hitler's rise and his early consolidation of power during the years after World War I and focuses on how the embittered, politically fragmented and economically buffeted state of German society following the war made that ascent possible. The film also focuses on Ernst Hanfstaengl's influence on Hitler's rise to power. The miniseries, which premiered simultaneously in May 2003 on CBC in Canada and CBS in the United States, received two Emmy awards. The film's subplot follows the struggles of Fritz Gerlich, a German journalist who opposes the rising National Socialist German Workers Party. He is portrayed as to fulfill the essence of the quotation disputably attributed to Edmund Burke, which is displayed at the beginning and at the end of the film: "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." The story revolves around Adolf Hitler, from his childhood with his authoritarian father Alois and beloved mother Klara, to his life as a destitute student trying to pursue a career as an artist. It also documents his gradual embrace of anti-semitism. Hitler is then shown to join the German Workers' Party and befriends Ernst Röhm, leading to the Munich Beer Hall Putsch and finally his quest to become Chancellor of Germany. In this film, Hitler's rise is largely attributed to Ernst Hanfstaengl, who finances his cause and provides him with political connections. Hitler is shown to harbor romantic feelings for Hanfstaengel's wife, Helene. Hitler's friendship with Röhm is also well highlighted — including the latter's homosexuality — as well as his relationship with his niece Geli Raubal, and her mysterious death.
Major events shown in the later stages of the film are the appointment of Hitler as Chancellor of Germany, the Reichstag Fire, the announcement of the Enabling Act, the Night of the Long Knives, and finally the death of President Hindenburg and subsequent burial in the Tannenberg memorial, where Hitler declares the "1000-year Reich" as his voice is drowned in the chants of "Sieg Heil" from an adoring crowd.

CAST:

Robert Carlyle (Adolf Hitler)
Stockard Channing (Klara Hitler)
Jena Malone (Geli Raubal)
Julianna Margulies (Helene Hanfstaengl)
Matthew Modine (Fritz Gerlich)
Liev Schreiber (Ernst Hanfstaengl)
Peter Stormare (Ernst Röhm)
Friedrich von Thun (General Erich Ludendorff)
Peter O'Toole (President Paul von Hindenburg)
Zoe Telford (Eva Braun)
Terence Harvey (Gustav von Kahr)
Justin Salinger (Dr. Joseph Goebbels)
Chris Larkin (Hermann Göring)
James Babson (Rudolf Hess)
Patricia Netzer (Sophie Gerlich)

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Hitler
• The Rise of Evil
• 2003
• tv
• fuhrer
• war
• germany
• Deutschland
• Adolf Hitler
• Klara Hitler
• Geli Raubal
• Helene Hanfstaengl
• Fritz Gerlich
• Ernst Rohm
• Erich Ludendorff
• Hindenburg
• Eva Braun
• Joseph Goebbels

[kev40kev]

HITLER COULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE WORLDS GREATEST AND BELOVED LEADERS OF OUR TIME IF ONLY HE DIDN'T BECOME SO NUTS AND OBSESSED ABOUT EXTERMINATING THE JEWS AND TRYING TO CONQUER THE WORLD .

[EzeCoyote]

@kev40kev This man speaks the truth.

The nazi-parti did a whole lot of good if you look over the bad things they did, like lowering the unemployment rate significantly and making the country as a whole richer.

[johnston787]

Hitler was abused by his father, his mother died and he hated his sister

JERRY! JERRY! JERRY!

[Davey180]

@EzeCoyote Quite astounding. You say it like the economic upturn and general rise in living standards Nazism generated was in no way influenced by horrorific policies the regime implemented elsewhere. Either a lack of knowledge or a lack of morality on your part there.

[DanEvPro]

@kev40kev he was a monster that did not deserve to live;

after doing "good" to germany he brain washed his people and murdered millions just because he thought they were not good enough.

[lifesupportsystem]

@sovietusername Lol ok im sorry i left out communist to lol read your history

[sovietusername]

@lifesupportsystem you fool, dont have to be Jewish to hate Hitler and because Carlyle doesent have same eye colour does not mean all wrong! Hes an actor. And all of this, all these evil acts Hitler is shown to do ARE TRUE

[sovietusername]

@MrBolas33 im pretty sure Obama doesnt want to be anything like Hitler. No one sane would

[sovietusername]

@EzeCoyote ways they made the country richer and lowered unemployment: built up massive armies with the intention of conquering Europe, Got rid os small businesses etc run by Jews and Commies. Nazis were only good for those who went along with them. The evils far outweighed the benefits. He couldnt have become beloved cos he couldnt have stopped obssessing about world domination+extermination. Why, everything he did, he did cos of these goals.

[lifesupportsystem]

@somekindaperv fortunate?? Movie was horrible sucks that they did waste there time on this

[somekindaperv]

@lifesupportsystem You are fortunate , that the Jews wasted their time

[killerskiss09]

@WipeOut180 Soz I thought you were him