Movie

Mein Kampf (1960)

• April 24, 1960
• 3h 17m

• Documentary

“The Never Before Shown Truth of Hitler's Reich”

Overview

Using exclusively archival footage, Erwin Leiser traces the rise and collapse of the Third Reich, from Adolf Hitler’s early years to the devastation of Europe and his suicide in 1945. The film draws heavily on material produced and preserved by the Nazi propaganda apparatus to confront the mechanisms, imagery, and consequences of totalitarian power.

Director

Erwin Leiser

Writers

Erwin Leiser, Maurice Croizat

Starring

Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Brüning, Friedrich Ebert