Secrets of the Third Reich The Hess Enigma (Season 2, Episode 5)
TV Episode | Documentary, War

Secrets of the Third Reich

The Hess Enigma (Season 2, Episode 5)

TV Episode | Documentary, War

On the 17th of August 1987, news of the suicide of Rudolf Hess, spreads across the world. Allegedly the 93 year old hanged himself in the Spandau prison for Nazi War-Criminals, near Berlin, but his death is as strange as his life had been.

Director

Oliver Halmburger

Writer

Tim Versteegen (series writer (National Geographic Channels))

Editor

Bernhard Schulder

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Simon Ball Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Geheimnisse des 'Dritten Reichs' (2011)
Allan Corduner Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Defiance (I) (2008)
James Douglas-Hamilton Self - The Duke of Hamilton's Son Self - The Duke of Hamilton's Son See fewer	Secrets of the Third Reich (2014)
Wolfgang Eisenmenger Self - Conducted second autopsy Self - Conducted second autopsy See fewer	Geheimnisse des 'Dritten Reichs' (2011)
Richard John Evans Self - Cambridge University History Professor (as Richard Evans) Self - Cambridge University History Professor (as Richard Evans) See fewer	The Abyss: Rise and Fall of the Nazis (2021)
Egon Hanfstaengl Self - Son of Hitler's Chief Press Officer Self - Son of Hitler's Chief Press Officer See fewer	Der fremde Donner (1984)
Hubert Haushofer Self - Karl Haushofer's Grandson Self - Karl Haushofer's Grandson See fewer	Secrets of the Third Reich (2014)
Thomas Kuban Self - Undercover Reporter Self - Undercover Reporter See fewer	Blut muss fließen - Undercover unter Nazis (2012)
Tony Le Tissier Self - Last British Governor of Spandau Prison Self - Last British Governor of Spandau Prison See fewer	Secrets of the Third Reich (2014)
Stephen McGinty Self - Author Self - Author See fewer	The Dive (III)
John McVicar Self - Eywitness Self - Eywitness See fewer	Secrets of the Third Reich (2014)
Abdallah Melaouhi Self - Rudolph Hess' Carer 1995 (as Abdullah Melahouie) Self - Rudolph Hess' Carer 1995 (as Abdullah Melahouie) See fewer	Geheimakte Heß (2004)
Sönke Neitzel Self - Historian, London School of Economics Self - Historian, London School of Economics See fewer	Generation War (2013)
Holger Steinle Self - German Museum of Technology Self - German Museum of Technology See fewer	Secrets of the Third Reich (2014)
Valentin Zeileis Self - Therapist Self - Therapist See fewer	Secrets of the Third Reich (2014)
Winston Churchill Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Matinee Theatre (1955)
Joseph Goebbels Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Der Führer (1932)
Rudolf Hess Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Triumph of the Will (1935)
Heinrich Himmler Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Twisted Cross - Twelve Years that Shook the Earth
Adolf Hitler Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Triumph of the Will (1935)
Willy Messerschmitt Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Goering's Secret (2014)
Richard von Weizsäcker Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Richard Meier (1986)