Directed by:
Hans-Jürgen SyberbergCinematography:
Dietrich LohmannCast:
Harry Baer, Hellmut Lange, André Heller, Peter Kern, Heinz Schubert, Johannes Buzalski, Peter Lühr, Peter Moland, Alfred Edel, Rainer von Artenfels (more)Plots(1)
In a series of 22 tableaux set on a soundstage, Syberberg makes use of puppets, props, a thundering Wagnerian soundtrack, and rear-screen projection to evoke Nazi Germany, the origins of the Third Reich, and the disturbing aftermath that followed. Neither a feature film nor a conventional documentary, OUR HITLER is a seven-and-a-half-hour fever dream on coming to terms with Nazism. Originally distributed by Francis Coppola s Zoetrope Studios, this controversial film was hailed by Coppola as a work that made all other films of the time trivial or obsolete. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Harry Baer
Germany
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
Jail Bait (1973) (TV movie)
Hellmut Lange
German Empire
Best movies:
Treasure Island (1966) (series)
Patton (1970)
Bas de cuir (1968) (TV movie)
André Heller
Austria
Best movies:
Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977)
Spring Symphony (1983)
Karl May (1974)
Peter Kern
Austria
Best movies:
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)
Die Wildente (1976)
Fox and His Friends (1975)
Heinz Schubert
German Empire
Best movies:
Strongman Ferdinand (1976)
Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977)
Emil and the Detectives (1964)
Johannes Buzalski
Best movies:
The Bridge (1959)
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach (1971) (TV movie)
Peter Lühr
German Empire
Best movies:
Wir Wunderkinder (1958)
Battle Inferno (1959)
Decision Before Dawn (1951)
Peter Moland
Best movies:
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
World on a Wire (1973) (TV movie)
Alfred Edel
German Empire
Best movies:
The Artist in the Circus Dome: Clueless (1968)
Stroszek (1977)
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
Rainer von Artenfels
Austria
Best movies:
Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977)
Karl May (1974)
Three Paths to the Lake (1976) (TV movie)
Martin Sperr
German Empire
Best movies:
Hunting Scenes from Bavaria (1969)
Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977)