1 / 7
RUNTIME
Did you know
Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Hitler: A Career
"A career unparalleled in history"
1977 2h 30m DE
👍
7.4
SOLID
★7.4TMDB · 88
DocumentaryHistory
Synopsis
Spoiler shield
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.
“A career unparalleled in history”
Where to watch · US
NetflixSubscription
Amazon Prime VideoSubscription
OVIDSubscription
CultpixSubscription
Netflix Standard with AdsSubscription
Amazon Prime Video with AdsSubscription
Amazon VideoRent
Apple TV StoreRent
Google Play MoviesRent
YouTubeRent
Fandango At HomeRentAmazon VideoBuyApple TV StoreBuyGoogle Play MoviesBuyYouTubeBuyFandango At HomeBuyCast
Gert Westphal
Narrator (voice)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Ernest Bevin
Self (archive footage)
Karl Brandt
Self (archive footage)
Eva Braun
Self (archive footage)
Neville Chamberlain
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Joachim Fest
- Writers
- Joachim Fest
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
Did you know?
Fun facts 🍿
2 / 7
ERA
Did you know
49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
MoodPlayr · trivia#02
3 / 7
DIRECTOR
Did you know
Editor Fritz Schwaiger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
MoodPlayr · trivia#03
4 / 7
CAST
Did you know
Gert Westphal and Adolf Hitler and Ernest Bevin carry the top of the cast.
MoodPlayr · trivia#04
5 / 7
FACT
Did you know
Marketing tagline: "A career unparalleled in history".
MoodPlayr · trivia#05
6 / 7
WILD
Did you know
IMDB entry: tt0191182 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
MoodPlayr · trivia#06
7 / 7
WILD
Did you know
Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
MoodPlayr · trivia#07
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Joachim Fest directs. Fritz Schwaiger cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
- 249 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Editor Fritz Schwaiger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Gert Westphal and Adolf Hitler and Ernest Bevin carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "A career unparalleled in history".
- 6IMDB entry: tt0191182 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 8Classified under 18 themes, including "based on novel or book", "nazi", "world war ii", "biography".
The technical file
- Editing
- Fritz Schwaiger
- Runtime
- 150 min · 2h 30m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
- Certification (US)
- 14
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- IN
Interart
- WE
Werner Rieb Produktion
- CI
Cine-art Munich
Key crew
- EditorFritz Schwaiger
- ProducerWerner Rieb
- SoundWilli Schwadorf
- MusicHans Posegga
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
- nazi
- world war ii
- biography
- republic of weimar
- historical figure
- archive footage
- media manipulation
- nazism
- 1920s
- 1940s
- nazi propaganda
- 1930s
- eve of world war ii
- film archives
- adolf hitler
- historical documentary
- biographical documentary
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1977-07-0814
Also known as
International titles
- Hitler: una carrieraIT
- Hitler: The Whole StoryUS
