
Hitler's Hollywood
Documentary · History
Overview
Film journalist and critic Rüdiger Suchsland examines German cinema from 1933, when the Nazis came into power, until 1945, when the Third Reich collapsed. (A sequel to From Caligari to Hitler, 2015.)
Top Cast


Rüdiger Suchsland
Rüdiger Suchsland
Self - Narrator (voice)
Rüdiger Suchsland
Self - Narrator (voice)
Hans Henrik Wöhler
Hans Henrik Wöhler
Self - Narrator (voice)
Hans Henrik Wöhler
Self - Narrator (voice)


Rike Schmid
Rike Schmid
Self - Narrator (voice)
Rike Schmid
Self - Narrator (voice)


Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman
Self - Actress (archive footage)


Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self - Politician (archive footage)


Joseph Goebbels
Joseph Goebbels
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Joseph Goebbels
Self - Politician (archive footage)


Leni Riefenstahl
Leni Riefenstahl
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Leni Riefenstahl
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)


Brigitte Helm
Brigitte Helm
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Brigitte Helm
Self - Actress (archive footage)


Emil Jannings
Emil Jannings
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Emil Jannings
Self - Actor (archive footage)


Hans Albers
Hans Albers
Various Roles (archive footage)
Hans Albers
Various Roles (archive footage)
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