Licking Hitler

Licking Hitler (1978)

1941 and the upper class Anna Seaton is hired as part of an allied radio propaganda project, creating disinformation about the Nazi war effort. But tensions between her and brilliant, working class writer Archie MacLean threaten to undermine her work.

Date of release
1978-01-10
Runtime
1h 0m
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
Director
David Hare

Casting

Interesting facts

"Licking Hitler" is the 12th episode of the eighth series of the BBC anthology Play for Today British TV series. The episode was originally broadcast on 10 January 1978. "Licking Hitler" was written and directed by David Hare, produced by David Rose, and starred Kate Nelligan and Bill Paterson. Photography was by Ken Morgan and John Kenway.

Production

The film was shot during the summer of 1977 at Compton Verney House, Warwickshire. This was Hare's first work behind the camera and he deliberately restricted himself to such camera techniques as were available in the 1940s. He notes that, as the writer, he had a clear idea of how scenes would relate to each other and so he shot no spare footage to allow for any adjustments while editing—a "highly dangerous" method—preventing subsequent editorial…

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