Human Remains

1998 0h 30m EN

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 15

Documentary

Synopsis

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Human Remains is a haunting documentary which illustrates the banality of evil by creating intimate portraits of five of the 20th century's most reviled dictators. The film unveils the personal lives of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Francisco Franco and Mao Tse Tung. We learn the private and mundane details of their everyday lives -- their favorite foods, films, habits and sexual preferences. There is no mention of their public lives or of their place in history. The intentional omission of the horrors for which these men were responsible hovers over the film.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Eva Braun
Self (archive footage)
Francisco Franco
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Vladimir Lenin
Self (archive footage)
Mao Zedong
Self (archive footage)
Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage)
Leon Trotsky
Self (archive footage)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jay Rosenblatt
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 30-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Eva Braun and Francisco Franco and Adolf Hitler carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0164053 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jay Rosenblatt directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 30-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Eva Braun and Francisco Franco and Adolf Hitler carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0164053 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.