The Empty Mirror
Movie · Drama

THE EMPTY MIRROR, by writer-director Barry Hershey, is an unconventional journey through the looking glass of history into the darkest recesses of the mind of Adolf Hitler, exploring what might have happened if he was cut off from his role as Führer and left to contemplate his deeds, the myths he created and the man he really was. In a dreamlike subterranean environment, detached from historical time, Adolf Hitler confronts the demons of his psyche. As portrayed by renowned actor Norman Rodway, Hitler dictates his memoirs as he encounters apparitions of his fiendish confidant, Joseph Goebbels (Academy Award winner Joel Grey); his enigmatic mistress, Eva Braun (Danish actress Camilla Soeberg); mastermind of his military campaigns, Hermann Goering (Glenn Shadix); and legendary psychologist, Sigmund Freud (Peter Michael Goetz). Through Hitler’s feverish thoughts and confrontations with nightmarish visions, we witness a terrifying portrayal of ambition and psychosis, domination and destruction.More than three quarters of a century after he perpetrated the most heinous crimes in contemporary history, in this age of ethnic cleansing, neo-nationalism and hate crimes, Adolf Hitler continues to haunt us as an icon of ultimate evil.

1997 · 1h 57m
  • 71%
Starring Norman Rodway, Joel Grey, Camilla Søeberg
Director Barry J. Hershey

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  • Norman Rodway
    Adolf Hitler
  • Joel Grey
    Josef Goebbels
  • Camilla Søeberg
    Eva Braun
  • Doug McKeon
    The Typist
  • Peter Michael Goetz
    Sigmund Freud
  • Glenn Shadix
    Hermann Goering
  • Hope Allen
    Woman in Black
  • B‌J
    Barry J. Hershey
    Director
  • W‌D
    William Dance
    Producer
  • D‌D
    David D Johnson
    Producer
  • Jay Roach
    Producer

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The Empty Mirror

Drama

THE EMPTY MIRROR, by writer-director Barry Hershey, is an unconventional journey through the looking glass of history into the darkest recesses of the mind of Adolf Hitler, exploring what might have happened if he was cut off from his role as Führer and left to contemplate his deeds, the myths he created and the man he really was. In a dreamlike subterranean environment, detached from historical time, Adolf Hitler confronts the demons of his psyche. As portrayed by renowned actor Norman Rodway, Hitler dictates his memoirs as he encounters apparitions of his fiendish confidant, Joseph Goebbels (Academy Award winner Joel Grey); his enigmatic mistress, Eva Braun (Danish actress Camilla Soeberg); mastermind of his military campaigns, Hermann Goering (Glenn Shadix); and legendary psychologist, Sigmund Freud (Peter Michael Goetz). Through Hitler’s feverish thoughts and confrontations with nightmarish visions, we witness a terrifying portrayal of ambition and psychosis, domination and destruction.More than three quarters of a century after he perpetrated the most heinous crimes in contemporary history, in this age of ethnic cleansing, neo-nationalism and hate crimes, Adolf Hitler continues to haunt us as an icon of ultimate evil.

71%

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Average 6.2
Reviews 7
Fresh 5
Rotten 2

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Studio
Walden Woods Film Company
Released
1997
Run Time
1 hr 57 min
Rated
NR
Region of Origin
United States
© 1996 and 2001 Walden Woods Film Company, Ltd.

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English
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English (United States) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

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