The Hitler filmography : worldwide feature film and television miniseries portrayals, 1940 through 2000 / by Charles P. Mitchell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mitchell, Charles P., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945--In motion pictures.

Hitler, Adolf.

Motion pictures--Catalogs.

Motion pictures.

Television mini-series--Catalogs.

Television mini-series.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Incorporated, publishers, [2009]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From the time his Nazi regime launched World War II to the present, Adolf Hitler has frequently been depicted on film. He was largely ridiculed at first, since laughter was a powerful weapon and morale booster for nations at war. Later representations were more somber and realistic, yet Hitler's image never escaped the undertone of scorn. This book concentrates exclusively on portrayals of Hitler in feature films and television miniseries. The filmography covers films with a factual historical storyline, fictional stories, alternate histories, parodies and films where actors playing Hitler hav

Contents:

Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Preface; Overview: Hitler Portrayals; The Hitler Filmography; Appendix One: MGM's Aborted Hitler Western; Appendix Two: Hitler on Series Television; Appendix Three: Possible Hitler Film Projects; Index

Notes:

"The present work is a reprint of the illustrated case bound edition of The Hitler filmography : worldwide feature film and television miniseries portrayals, 1940 through 2000, first published in 2002 by McFarland."--title page verso.

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 8, 2015).

ISBN:

1-4766-0984-5