Back to Hitler: A Film from Germany
Miniseries
4 Episodes1977
A structure-free, four-part examination of the rise and fall of the Third Reich. Each part explores a different topic, from Hitler's cult of personality in propaganda to how said propaganda was associated with pre-Nazi German cultural, spiritual, and national heritage to the Holocaust and the ideology behind it, particularly from Himmler's point of view.
Episodes (4)
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Ep 1
The Grail: From the Cosmic Ash-Tree to the Goethe Oak of Buchenwald
1977-11-05•91m
A look at Hitler's cult of personality in Nazi propaganda.
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Ep 2
A German Dream ... Until the End of the World
1977-11-12•126m
Focuses on how Nazi propaganda associated with pre-Nazi German cultural, spiritual, and national heritage.
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Ep 3
The End of a Winter's Tale and the Final Victory of Progress
1977-11-19•93m
Recounts the Holocaust and the ideology behind it, particularly from Himmler's point of view. A ventriloquist dummy of Hitler monologues about his legacy and its lasting effect on society.
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Ep 4
We Children of Hell Recall the Age of the Grail
1977-11-26•100m
André Heller reads unfilmed script segments, climaxing in Heller discussing with a Hitler puppet on how he completely destroyed Germany spiritually, combined with a satire on former Nazis who, after the war, profited from the era by running a Nazi tourism and entertainment industry for foreigners.