HITLER: THE RISE OF EVIL

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This biopic profiles history's most spectacular madman, tracing his journey from humble roots to complete mastery of Germany.

PRINCIPAL CAST

ROBERT CARLYLEAdolf Hitler

ZOE TELFORDEva Braun

JUSTIN SALINGERDr. Joseph Goebbels

JAMES BABSONRudolf Hess

STOCKARD CHANNINGKlara Hitler

PETER STORMAREErnst Rohm

SERIES GUIDE

SEASONS & EPISODES

SEASON

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S01 E01

2003-05-18 / 88 MIN

EPISODE 1

After the end of the First World War, the soldier Hitler accepted the offer to infiltrate the German Workers' Party. But the party's nationalism and anti-Semitism fit perfectly into his sick worldview. He stoked the fire of hatred with the mythical legends of a superior Aryan race. Hitler gained a foothold in politics and began to ruthlessly seize more and more power. When the flames consumed the Reichstag in 1933, democracy in Germany was also lost. Now Hitler could no longer be stopped.

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2003-05-20 / 88 MIN

EPISODE 2

After the attempted coup on November 9, 1923, Hitler (Robert Carlyle) served nine months in prison and wrote "Mein Kampf". Once free again, he focused on "legal" political work. By 1932, his NSDAP was already the strongest faction in the Reichstag. In January 1933, Hitler was appointed Chancellor by President Hindenburg (Emmy nominee: Peter O'Toole). After Hitler's death on August 2, 1934, he finally achieved absolute power. Robert Carlyle's brilliant interpretation of Hitler is in no way inferior to Bruno Ganz's.

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