HITLER - THE RISE OF EVIL 2003 (part 12 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

[sovietusername]

@TDS4UT Jesus, this changes everything. I think I see what your saying, An old Rabbi acted in a bad manner, WHICH MUST MEAN for some reason i cant be bothered to make up, their ALL evil and ALL desrve death. Right I see, actually, no, i fucking dont, your a stupid Nazi bastard and you should go kill yourself like your precious Hitler did. NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY, GOODNESS WILL ALWAYS PREVAIL. We will never surrender & your doomed. Down with facism!

[sovietusername]

@TDS4UT again, YOUR NOT FUCKING LISTENING TO ME! Im not a commie! I do not think it could save the world and the USSR commited crimes equal to those committed by the Nazis who were EVIL, no matter what you say. Im not a Jew slave or whatever the fuck yoou think i am, i defend those mourdered by the Nazis because thats what is was, murder! Do myou seriously think the Jews killed in the Holocaust were evil? The babies who were thrown in the gas chambers. Your fucking ridiculous and warped

[DanEvPro]

@TDS4UT Hitler was not jewish....

also those people who have said that jews need to be killed should be shot and burned for all i care.

i as a jew have suffered quite enough from antisemitic talk even if it wasn't directly upon me.

all of those animals known as the Nazis deserve to be murdered for what they have done.

[WhitePrideUKandEuro]

Sieg Heil! ...

Sieg Heil! ...

Sieg Heil! ...

[wattosacrim]

he plays Hitler VERY well.

[edvard1886]

@sovietusername wait I apologize, did not see the top comment, please disregard this

[edvard1886]

@sovietusername this isnt to start an argument, and I hope it wont offend you in any way, but the USSR killed off millions of its own people and thousands of Polish Jews, like the Katyn massacre. yes I agree fully that the Nazi atrocities were worse, but it was not just them.

[edvard1886]

it just shows with enough devotion what one man can do to an entire nation.

[artssportsluv13]

Hitler=son of a bitch

[ljopi]

@WhiteDeathGR nope, Ernst Rohm is Ernst Rohm... :D google is a better search engine than youtube comment box... :)

[morgan14345]

Love this film, just shows how he did take power and controll, but i think i no as much about hitler than any other man