Hitler: The Unknown Soldier 1914-1918

Hitler: The Unknown Soldier 1914-1918 (2004)

Documentary

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.

Director: Stuart Russell

Casts

	Tom Wesel as Adolf Hitler
	Ilse-Carola Salm as Anna Popp
	John Hedges as Self - Narrator
	Herbert Döhring as Self (archive footage)
	Adolf Hitler as Self (archive footage)
	Ian Kershaw as Self

Crew