Hitler: A Career
Seen it?1977 | 150 min | Documentary, History
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious and history buffs.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 30 min.
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1977: an older pace and style.
A keen chronicle of the unlikely rise to power of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) and a dissection of the Third Reich (1933-1945), but also an analysis of mass psychology and how the desperate crowd can be deceived and shepherded to the slaughterhouse.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Joachim Fest, Christian Herrendoerfer
- Gert WestphalNarrator (voice)
- Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)
- Ernest BevinSelf (archive footage)
- Karl BrandtSelf (archive footage)
- Eva BraunSelf (archive footage)
- Neville ChamberlainSelf (archive footage)
- Charlie ChaplinSelf (archive footage)
- Winston ChurchillSelf (archive footage)
- Édouard DaladierSelf (archive footage)
- Karl DönitzSelf (archive footage)