Hitler: A Career (1977)

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A career unparalleled in history

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.

• Released: 1977-07-08
• Genres: Documentary, History
• Runtime: 2h 30m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 88 votes

Directed by Joachim Fest, Christian Herrendoerfer.

Top cast

• Gert Westphal as Narrator (voice)
• Adolf Hitler as Self (archive footage)
• Ernest Bevin as Self (archive footage)
• Karl Brandt as Self (archive footage)
• Eva Braun as Self (archive footage)
• Neville Chamberlain as Self (archive footage)
• Charlie Chaplin as Self (archive footage)
• Winston Churchill as Self (archive footage)
• Édouard Daladier as Self (archive footage)
• Karl Dönitz as Self (archive footage)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Hitler: A Career

• United States: stream on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, OVID, Cultpix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Kanopy; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Cultpix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: stream on Netflix, Cultpix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Cultpix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Cultpix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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