The Hitler Filmography: Worldwide Feature Film and Television Miniseries Portrayals, 1940 Through 2000 - Softcover

Mitchell, Charles P

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786445858 ISBN 13: 9780786445851

Publisher: McFarland & Co, 2009

Synopsis

Adolf Hitler was arguably the most evil figure of the twentieth century. From the time his Nazi regime launched World War II to the present time, he has frequently been depicted on film. He was largely ridiculed at first, since laughter was a powerful weapon and morale booster for nations at war. Later representations were more somber and realistic, yet Hitler's image never escaped the undertone of scorn. This book concentrates exclusively on portrayals of Hitler in feature films and television miniseries. Criteria for inclusion requires that Hitler be represented on screen by an actor. The filmography covers films with a factual historical storyline, fictional stories about Hitler (e.g., ""They Saved Hitler's Brain""), alternate histories (e.g., ""Fatherland""), parodies (e.g., ""Undercovers Hero""), and films where actors playing Hitler have a cameo (e.g., ""Blazing Saddles""). Each entry in the filmography provides production credits, an annotated cast list, an analysis and synopsis of the film, an evaluation of the actor playing Hitler in terms of the strengths and weaknesses of his portrayal, and a representative selection of quotations from the film.

About this title

Review:

"an excellent reference"--Classic Images; "detailed information on 100 films"--Booklist; "impressive...valuable...a treasure chest of cinema information"--Film & History; "the first book to document all known depictions...his appendices are equally as well thought out"--Big Reel; "absolutely outstanding...I can't recommend it highly enough....splendid work...extremely well illustrated"--The Military Advisor; "Mitchell provides valuable evaluations...for all film collections"--Communication Booknotes Quarterly.

From the Back Cover:

From the time his Nazi regime launched World War II to the present, Adolf Hitler has frequently been depicted on film. He was largely ridiculed at first, since laughter was a powerful weapon and morale booster for nations at war. Later representations were more somber and realistic, yet Hitler's image never escaped the undertone of scorn. This book concentrates exclusively on portrayals of Hitler in feature films and television miniseries. The filmography covers films with a factual historical storyline, fictional stories, alternate histories, parodies and films where actors playing Hitler have a cameo. Each entry provides production credits, an annotated cast list, an analysis and synopsis of the film, an evaluation of the actor playing Hitler in terms of the strengths and weaknesses of his portrayal, and representative quotations from the film.

About this edition

• Publisher: McFarland & Co
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0786445858
• ISBN 13: 9780786445851
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 303