Mein Kampf

Plot Summary

Using exclusively archival footage, Erwin Leiser traces the rise and collapse of the Third Reich, from Adolf Hitler’s early years to the devastation of Europe and his suicide in 1945. The film draws heavily on material produced and preserved by the Nazi propaganda apparatus to confront the mechanisms, imagery, and consequences of totalitarian power.

Top Cast

Adolf Hitler Self (archive footage)

Heinrich Brüning Self (archive footage)

Friedrich Ebert Self (archive footage)

Franz Pfeffer von Salomon Self (archive footage)

Walther Rathenau Self (archive footage)