HITLER - THE RISE OF EVIL 2003 (part 5 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

[msskool]

imagine someone gave hitler LSD



[silver760]

@Clarsie387 The soldiers in the barracks were the Herr (Army) that later became part of the Wehrmacht along with the Navy and the airforce that Hitler unified as the armed forces of Germany.

[artssportsluv13]

Good job whoever shot hitler's arm..

[olive123456789101112]

why is the person who posted this called SWASTIKA?Its sick

[TheTmac81]

must be drunk as hell in that beer hall

[dropzone211]

I think "The Empirial March" would do well from about 06:31

[kragord]

@buster560 mmm actually no, the putch failed for a lot of reason , I recommend you read the BOOK: THE SS, THE THEIR HISTORY from Koehl

[buster560]

@TheVenturino123 It's a widely accepted fact that the putch failed because Lunendorff let Kahr, Lossow, and Seisser go. They persuaded the general they will stay loyal to the revolution. Lundendorff thought he could trust the word of fellow gentleman of rank. He was a clumsy drunken clown by this point and merely a figurehead. This movie is quite accurate, a few discrepancies but you can't expect a TV movie to not be dramatised.

[TheVenturino123]

@buster560 dude this movie is so inaccurate that we dont even know if thats what happened...they prolly added that in to make it more interesting....we dont know if hitler failed just b/c the general let them leave

[buster560]

If General Ludendorff wasn't such a clumsy twat and let the triumvirate go Hitler would have took power in 23. He would have immediately tried to overturn the Versailles treaty and we would have crushed him. At this point Germany was no match for Britain and France just look at the occupation of the Rhine. Ludendorff caused WW2 lol.

[QOP13]

Hitler crazy evil dude i can't believe ppl actually love him

[Whaleboy1987452]

@Adilshit Actually no, when the german army was losing and russians were marching into berlin hitler killed himselfe instead of facing what was going to happen