Hitler: A Film from Germany
Hans-Jürgen SyberbergCast
Heinz Schubert 
Peter Kern Harry Baer
Plot
In a seven-hour spectacle shot entirely in a studio, using puppets, projections, and a small group of actors, Hans-Jürgen Syberberg reflects on Hitler as a figure of German history, myth and culture. Different actors play Hitler and his associates, while the narration discusses the way he has been absorbed into popular memory. The 1977 film is a challenging epic about how a nation deals with its past.
Sinekatalog’s take
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg's seven-hour spectacle, shot in a studio with puppets, projections and a few actors, reflects on Hitler as a German myth. Grand, strange and exhausting, it is a challenging, ambitious masterpiece of Brechtian cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (990 votes)
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