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  • The Nazis: A Warning from History (1997–1997)
  • TV Mini-series | 49 min | Documentary, History, War
The Nazis: A Warning from History (1997–1997)
TV Mini-series | 49 min | Documentary, History, War

An examination of how a cultured people could have allowed Adolf Hitler's rise to power.
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Laurence Rees (written by)
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Updated Sep 10, 1997

Release date (First episode)
Feb 8, 1998 (United States)

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82 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Samuel West
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
6
Karl Boehm-Tettelbach
Self - Adjutant to German Minister of War, 1936-1938 / Self - General Staff Officer, Hitler's Headquarters, 1944 / Self - Luftwaffe Officer, 1930-1945 Self - Adjutant to German Minister of War, 1936-1938 / Self - General Staff Officer, Hitler's Headquarters, 1944 / Self - Luftwaffe Officer, 1930-1945   See fewer
3
Johannes Zahn
Self - Economist and Banker, Since 1931 Self - Economist and Banker, Since 1931   See fewer
3
Manfred Von Schröder
Self - German Diplomat, Nazi Party Member, 1933-1945 Self - German Diplomat, Nazi Party Member, 1933-1945   See fewer
2
Adolf Buchner
Self - SS Pionierbattalion, Eastern Front / Self - SS-Pionierbattalion, Eastern Front Self - SS Pionierbattalion, Eastern Front / Self - SS-Pionierbattalion, Eastern Front   See fewer
2
Josef Felder
Self - Social Democrat MP, 1932-1933 Self - Social Democrat MP, 1932-1933   See fewer
2
Jutta Rüdiger
Self - Nazi Party Member, 1931-1945 / Self - Reich Leader, Hitler Youth for Girls, 1937-1945 / Self - Resident of the Ruhr, 1923 Self - Nazi Party Member, 1931-1945 / Self - Reich Leader, Hitler Youth for Girls, 1937-1945 / Self - Resident of the Ruhr, 1923   See fewer
2
Günther Ruschin
Self - Member of Jewish Family, Berlin / Self - Prisoner in Auschwitz, 1943-1945 Self - Member of Jewish Family, Berlin / Self - Prisoner in Auschwitz, 1943-1945   See fewer
2
Mario Mondello
Self - Italian Diplomat, National Fascist Party Member, 1933-1945 Self - Italian Diplomat, National Fascist Party Member, 1933-1945   See fewer
1
Herbert Döhring
Self - Member of Hitler's SS Bodyguard, 1936-1943 Self - Member of Hitler's SS Bodyguard, 1936-1943   See fewer
1
Günter Lohse
Self - German Diplomat, Nazi Party Member, 1937-1945 Self - German Diplomat, Nazi Party Member, 1937-1945   See fewer
1
Herbert Richter
Self - German Soldier, World War I Self - German Soldier, World War I   See fewer
1
Danuta Grocholska
Self - Housemaid of Arthur Greiser, 1942-1945 Self - Housemaid of Arthur Greiser, 1942-1945   See fewer
1
Charles Bleeker Kohlsaat
Self - Ethnic German Living in Poland, 1928-1945 Self - Ethnic German Living in Poland, 1928-1945   See fewer
1
Christine Von Amsberg
Self - Former Friend of the Heydrich Family Self - Former Friend of the Heydrich Family   See fewer
1
Fridolin Von Spaun
Self - Freikorps Volunteer, 1919-1923 / Self - Nazi Party Supporter, 1933-1945 Self - Freikorps Volunteer, 1919-1923 / Self - Nazi Party Supporter, 1933-1945   See fewer
1
Ulrich de Maizière
Self - General Staff Officer, Hitler's Headquarters, 1945 Self - General Staff Officer, Hitler's Headquarters, 1945   See fewer
1
Eugene Leviné
Self - Son of Communist Leader Self - Son of Communist Leader   See fewer
1
Wilhelm Moses
Self - German Army Soldier, 1939-1945 Self - German Army Soldier, 1939-1945   See fewer
1
Wilhelm Gunsilius
Self - German Reconnaissance Unit, 1941 Self - German Reconnaissance Unit, 1941   See fewer
1
Emil Klein
Self - Nazi Party Member, 1921-1945 Self - Nazi Party Member, 1921-1945   See fewer
1
Rudi Bamber
Self - Member of Jewish Family, Nuremberg Self - Member of Jewish Family, Nuremberg   See fewer
1
Romuald Pilaczynski
Self - Germanised Pole, 1940 Self - Germanised Pole, 1940   See fewer
1
Viera Silkinaite
Self - Witness to Kaunas Massacre Self - Witness to Kaunas Massacre   See fewer
1
Walter Fernau
Self - German Army Soldier, 1938-1945 / Self - Nazi Political Guidance Officer, 1945 Self - German Army Soldier, 1938-1945 / Self - Nazi Political Guidance Officer, 1945   See fewer
1
Walter Frentz
Self - Cameraman, Hitler's Headquarters, 1941 Self - Cameraman, Hitler's Headquarters, 1941   See fewer
1
Frank Roberts
Self - British Foreign Officer, 1930-1968 Self - British Foreign Officer, 1930-1968   See fewer
1
Irma Eigi
Self - Baltic German Re-Settled in Poland, 1939 Self - Baltic German Re-Settled in Poland, 1939   See fewer
1
J.A. Graf von Kielmannsegg
Self - German Army Officer, 1926-1945 Self - German Army Officer, 1926-1945   See fewer
1
Reinhard Spitzy
Self - Nazi Party Member, 1931-1945 / Self - Secretary to German Foreign Minister, 1938 / Self - Secretary to von Ribbentrop, 1936-1938 Self - Nazi Party Member, 1931-1945 / Self - Secretary to German Foreign Minister, 1938 / Self - Secretary to von Ribbentrop, 1936-1938   See fewer
1
Hans von Herwarth
Self - German Army Officer, 1939-1945 / Self - Supporter of Stauffenberg Plot Self - German Army Officer, 1939-1945 / Self - Supporter of Stauffenberg Plot   See fewer
1
Riva Losanskaya
Self - Member of Jewish Family, Butrimonys Self - Member of Jewish Family, Butrimonys   See fewer
1
Bruno Hähnel
Self - Wandervogel Movement, Mid 1920s Self - Wandervogel Movement, Mid 1920s   See fewer
1
Anna Jeziorkowska
Self - Polish Deportee, 1939 Self - Polish Deportee, 1939   See fewer
1
1
Otto Klimmer
Self - Hitler Youth Activist, 1938-1945 Self - Hitler Youth Activist, 1938-1945   See fewer
1
Franz Jagemann
Self - German Army Interpreter, 1940 Self - German Army Interpreter, 1940   See fewer
1
Susie Seitz
Self - Hitler Youth Leader, Austria, 1938-1945 Self - Hitler Youth Leader, Austria, 1938-1945   See fewer
1
Wolfgang Teubert
Self - Nazi Storm Trooper, 1928-1945 Self - Nazi Storm Trooper, 1928-1945   See fewer
1
Alfonsas Navasinskas
Self - Witness to Butrimonys Massacre Self - Witness to Butrimonys Massacre   See fewer
1
Henryk Skrzypinski
Self - Polish Forced Labourer, 1940-1944 Self - Polish Forced Labourer, 1940-1944   See fewer
1
Walter Kammerling
Self - Member of Jewish Family, Vienna Self - Member of Jewish Family, Vienna   See fewer
1
Stefan Kasprzyk
Self - Witness to Polish Deportations, 1940 Self - Witness to Polish Deportations, 1940   See fewer
1
Juozas Gramauskas
Self - Witness to Butrimonys Massacre Self - Witness to Butrimonys Massacre   See fewer
1
Alois Pfaller
Self - German Communist Youth, 1926-1934 Self - German Communist Youth, 1926-1934   See fewer
1
Anna Krautwurmová
Self - Czech Resistance, 1938-1945 Self - Czech Resistance, 1938-1945   See fewer
1
Erna Kranz
Self - Munich Resident Self - Munich Resident   See fewer
1
Petras Zelionka
Self - Lithuanian Auxiliary Police, 1941 Self - Lithuanian Auxiliary Police, 1941   See fewer
1
Fritz Arlt
Self - Senior Nazi Official, General Government, 1939-1940 Self - Senior Nazi Official, General Government, 1939-1940   See fewer
1
Jacques Leroy
Self - Belgian Waffen-SS Volunteer, 1943-1945 Self - Belgian Waffen-SS Volunteer, 1943-1945   See fewer
1
1
Estera Frenkiel
Self - Imprisoned in Lodz Ghetto, 1940-1944 Self - Imprisoned in Lodz Ghetto, 1940-1944   See fewer
1
Wolf Falck
Self - German Fighter Pilot, 193501945 Self - German Fighter Pilot, 193501945   See fewer
1
Resi Kraus
Self - Neighbour of Ilse Totzke Self - Neighbour of Ilse Totzke   See fewer
1
Eugen Zielke
Self - Ethnic German Shopkeeper, Lodz, 1940-1941 Self - Ethnic German Shopkeeper, Lodz, 1940-1941   See fewer
1
Erwin Massuthe
Self - Witness to Jewish Deportations Self - Witness to Jewish Deportations   See fewer
1
Maria Faulhaber
Self - Schoolgirl, Zellingen, 1945 Self - Schoolgirl, Zellingen, 1945   See fewer
1
1
Waltraud Reski
Self - Schoolgirl, Demmin, 1945 Self - Schoolgirl, Demmin, 1945   See fewer
1
Alfons Schulz
Self - Switchboard Operator, Hitler's Headquarters, 1942-1945 Self - Switchboard Operator, Hitler's Headquarters, 1942-1945   See fewer
1
Uwe Bitzel
Self - Local Historian Self - Local Historian   See fewer
1
Samuel Willenberg
Self - Imprisoned in Treblinka, 1942-1943 Self - Imprisoned in Treblinka, 1942-1943   See fewer
1
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph Goebbels
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Heinrich Himmler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Albert Speer
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Hermann Göring
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Neville Chamberlain
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Reinhard Heydrich
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Hans Frank
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Wilhelm Keitel
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Galeazzo Ciano
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Werner von Blomberg
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Otto Ernst Remer
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Albert Forster
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Artur Axmann
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Édouard Daladier
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Emil Hácha
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Werner von Fritsch
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Greiser
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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