‎The Hitler Chronicles - Apple TV

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Based on the most extensive compilation of archive material today, with almost half of it previously unpublished sources, Hitler's life is shown in detail against the social backdrop of the first half of the 20th century in a contemporary interpretation.

Documentary · 2018 · 1 hr

Director Hermann Pölking

EPISODE 1

A Sad Puppy And A Private

When a young Hitler joins the Bavarian army and becomes a soldier and a patriot, for the first time he feels like he belongs. But when WW1 ends, he loses the only regular life he's known.

51 min · Feb 5, 2018
EPISODE 2

A Revolutionary And An Ideologist

Hitler's coup attempt in 1923 fails and he is arrested and jailed for over a year. He spends his time in prison writing Mein Kampf, an outlining of his political views.

50 min · Feb 5, 2018
EPISODE 3

A Party Leader And Mob Orator

Out of prison Hitler establishes the NSDAP to achieve power by legal means. As its sole leader, he develops the party into a movement that soon becomes the strongest force in parliament.

50 min · Feb 5, 2018
EPISODE 4

A Murderer

Hitler gets rid of his political opponents and those who brought him to power with lies and violence. Now he only has to get rid of the leaders within the NSDAP. What will he do?

51 min · Feb 5, 2018
EPISODE 5

A Dictator

Hitler's power has become unrestricted and unlimited. Hitler is admired by the people. Germany feels strong again, and people accept the merciless dictatorship and the persecution of others as necessary evil.

51 min · Feb 5, 2018
EPISODE 6

The Fuerher

Hitler's fame reaches its climax. Germany is simultaneously admired and feared by foreign countries. In 1936, the Wehrmacht invades the Rhineland, a demilitarized zone by the Treaty of Versailles. The Nuremberg party rallies are a magnificent spectacle of the ever-growing leadership cult. The Summer Olympics in 1936 show Hitler's popularity internationally.

50 min · Feb 5, 2018

Hermann Pölking

Director