Hitler: The Unknown Soldier 1914-1918 2004
Hitler: The Unknown Soldier 1914-1918
Adolf Hitler the fighting man is the subject of this engrossing feature, chronicling the future dictator’s combat experience as a foot soldier in World War I. Excerpts from Hitler’s letters from the front, recollections of regimental comrades, and evaluations by his officers offer a revealing portrait of a brooding, fearless loner who preferred battlefields to brothels, frontline service to home leave, and kept the men he frequently risked his life to protect at arm’s length. In a world of death, hardship, and discipline, Hitler sought comfort in the companionship of his English terrier, and in sketches and watercolors he rendered during lulls. It speculates on the influence wartime service exercised on his personal and political development, filling a critical gap for any sincere appraisal of Hitler’s psyche, motives, and subsequent actions.
Adolf Hitler the fighting man is the subject of this engrossing feature, chronicling the future dictator’s combat experience as a foot soldier in World War I. Excerpts from Hitler’s letters from the front, recollections of regimental comrades, and evaluations by his officers offer a revealing portrait of a brooding, fearless loner who preferred battlefields to brothels, frontline service to home leave, and kept the men he frequently risked his life to protect at arm’s length. In a world of death, hardship, and discipline, Hitler sought comfort in the companionship of his English terrier, and in sketches and watercolors he rendered during lulls. It speculates on the influence wartime service exercised on his personal and political development, filling a critical gap for any sincere appraisal of Hitler’s psyche, motives, and subsequent actions.
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Full Cast & CrewTW
Tom Wesel... Adolf Hitler
... Anna Popp
JH
John Hedges... Self - Narrator
... Self (archive footage)
... Self (archive footage)
... Self
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Release Date:
Dec 25, 2004 (United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 20`
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Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Status:
Released

Cast & Crew of
Hitler: The Unknown Soldier 1914-1918 - Hitler: The Unknown Soldier 1914-1918
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
TW
Tom Wesel... Adolf Hitler
... Anna Popp
JH
John Hedges... Self - Narrator
... Self (archive footage)
... Self (archive footage)
... Self
Produced By
... Researcher
PB
Peter Boyce... Producer