Hitler - A Profile

Watch Hitler - A Profile

  • 1995
  • 1 Season

No other person in the twentieth century has triggered more discussions among biographers and historians than Adolf Hitler. More than 120.000 books and articles on the dictator that have appeared in the past 50 years have documented the full extent of the most horrible crimes in history that were committed by him and his followers. Developed with the assistance of internationally renowned historians, using newly discovered documents, films, sound recordings and interviews with eye-witnesses, relatives, and victims, 'Hitler - A Profile' is the first comprehensive television portrait of the German dictator. Each episode focuses on one character aspect of the man who plunged an entire nation into collective madness and unparalleled savagery.

Hitler - A Profile is a series that ran for 1 seasons (6 episodes) between August 30, 1995 and on Arte

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The Criminal
6. The Criminal
 
Hitler as a criminal: a ruler in the kingdom of the dead, the preacher of a murderous philosophy of life. The manic ultimate goal of his pathological preparedness to use force: "The removal of Jews altogether".
The Commander in Chief
5. The Commander in Chief
 
Hitler wanted untrammeled power. War was his program. The commanders behavior comes alive in the accounts of former officers of the general staff who had themselves experienced him at the map table.
The Dictator
4. The Dictator
 
With his seizure of supreme command over the armed forces in 1938, Hitler finally united all power in his person.
The Blackmailer
3. The Blackmailer
 
In the mid-thirties, Hitler still presented himself in the guise of a friend of peace who was just concerned to achieve an annulment of the oppressive requirements of the Treaty of Versailles. In reality, Hitler use blackmail to gain power.
The Seducer
2. The Seducer
 
Hitler had a mastery of playing to the masses like no other politician. Contemporaries who followed Hitler and those who escaped from his spell describe how the seducer was able to succeed in depriving almost an entire nation of its mental faculties.
The Private Man
1. The Private Man
 
Using previously unpublished documents and films, a psychological portrait of the private man Hitler is formed.
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Where to Watch Hitler - A Profile
Hitler - A Profile is available for streaming on the Arte website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Hitler - A Profile on demand at and Tubi TV.
  • Premiere Date
    August 30, 1995