Hitler: The Rise and Fall

Using the latest research across the course of Hitler’s life, world-renowned experts investigate the man behind the monster and pinpoint the key moments in his meteoric rise and ultimate downfall.

War & Politics

Documentary

Hitler: The Rise and Fall

Using the latest research across the course of Hitler’s life, world-renowned experts investigate the man behind the monster and pinpoint the key moments in his meteoric rise and ultimate downfall.

War & Politics

Documentary

Created By
First Aired on: Oct 02, 2016
Popularity: 6.6834: 9 votes
Networks: (GB)
Production: Arrow Media (GB)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes

Miniseries

Using the latest research across the course of Hitler’s life, world-renowned experts investigate the man behind the monster and pinpoint the key moments in his meteoric rise and ultimate downfall.

Aired 9 years ago

6 Episodes

Episode 1Opportunist47 min
The first episode explores the first three decades of Hitler's life, examining the spin, willpower and ruthlessness that drove an Austrian dropout to become the undisputed leader of the Nazi party
Episode 2Performer47 min
How did Hitler rise from right-wing crank to Germany's Messiah and Fuhrer by 1933? This episode explores his pioneering spin, speech-making skills and deadly ruthlessness - and his personal paranoia.
Episode 3Fuhrer47 min
This episode looks inside Hitler's mind as he tightens his iron grip on Germany and turns his sights to conquest, becoming increasingly self-indulgent as his vision of himself as a heroic leader grows
Episode 4Victor47 min
This episode examines Hitler's transformation into the megalomaniac Nazi messiah responsible for the global carnage of World War II, as he invades Poland, France and Russia
Episode 5Monster47 min
As the tide of war turns against Hitler, he accelerates the holocaust and sacrifices millions of lives on the eastern front, while retreating into drug addiction in his palatial country home