| The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | James P. Hogan |
| Written by | Fritz Kortner Joe May |
| Produced by | Ben Pivar Joseph Gershenson |
| Starring | Ludwig Donath Gale Sondergaard George Dolenz |
| Cinematography | Jerome Ash |
| Edited by | Milton Carruth |
| Music by | Hans J. Salter |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler is a 1943 American war film directed by James P. Hogan.[1] The film follows a man who plans to murder Adolf Hitler and steal his identity.
Plot
Franz Huber (Ludwig Donath), an Austrian actor known for his impersonations of celebrities, is captured by the Gestapo and forced to undergo plastic surgery to become a stand-in for Adolf Hitler. The conspirators are planning to poison Hitler and put Huber in his place – and under their control. Huber is able to foil the Gestapo and strike a blow for democracy; but his life is put in danger because his wife (Gale Sondergaard), who is also an anti-Nazi, doesn't know that her missing husband has become a Hitler look-alike.
Cast
- Ludwig Donath as Franz Huber/Adolf Hitler
- Gale Sondergaard as Anna Huber
- George Dolenz as Herman Marbach
- Fritz Kortner as Bauer
- Ludwig Stössel as Graub
- William Trenk as Colonel Von Zechwitz
- Joan Blair as Duchess Eugenie
- Ivan Triesault as Prince Hohenberg
- Rudolph Anders as Major Mampe
- Ernő Verebes as Count Godeck
- Merrill Rodin as Hans Huber
- Charles Bates as Viki Huber
- Kurt Katch as Colonel Karl Frobe
- Hans Schumm as Major Profe
- Frederick Giermann as Heinrich Himmler
- Richard Ryen as General Palzer
- John Mylong as General Halder
- Kurt Kreuger as Nazi leader
- Lester Sharpe as Dr. Kaltenbach
- Trude Berliner as Frau Reitler
- Hans Heinrich von Twardowski as Judge
- Wolfgang Zilzer as Attorney
See also
References
External links
- The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler at the American Film Institute Catalog
- The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler at IMDb
- The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler at the TCM Movie Database
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