Hitler Lives

Hitler Lives (1945)

A dramatic challenge to the people of the world!

This short film, produced at the end of WWII, warns that although Adolf Hitler is dead, his ideas live on.

Date of release
1945-12-29
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (16)
Runtime
17m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Don Siegel

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)

Hitler Lives, also known as Hitler Lives?, is a 1945 American short documentary film directed by Don Siegel, who was uncredited, and written by Saul Elkins. It won an Oscar at the 18th Academy Awards in 1946 for Documentary Short Subject. The film's copyright was renewed in 1973.

Production

Hitler Lives is based on the War Department film Your Job in Germany, which was produced shortly before the end of World War II in Europe. That film was directed by an uncredited Frank Capra, written by Theodor Geisel, later known as Dr. Seuss, and narrated by Dana Andrews; it was only shown to soldiers and was never released to the public.

While retaining some of the original film footage, Hitler Lives added both more archival footage and dramatized scenes. The film warns that the defeated German population still contains Nazi supporters and that the world must stay ever vigilant against the prospect that a new Hitler will arise within Germany.

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