The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (film)
1943 American film by James P. Hogan
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The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler is a 1943 American war film directed by James P. Hogan.[1] The film follows a man who plans to murder Adolf Hitler and steal his identity.
| The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | James P. Hogan |
| Written by | Fritz Kortner Joe May |
| Produced by | Ben Pivar Joseph Gershenson |
| Starring | Ludwig Donath Gale Sondergaard George Dolenz |
| Cinematography | Jerome Ash |
| Edited by | Milton Carruth |
| Music by | Hans J. Salter |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Franz Huber (Ludwig Donath), an Austrian actor known for his impersonations of celebrities, is captured by the Gestapo and forced to undergo plastic surgery to become a stand-in for Adolf Hitler. The conspirators are planning to poison Hitler and put Huber in his place – and under their control. Huber foils the Gestapo and strikes a blow for democracy; but his life is put in danger because his wife (Gale Sondergaard), who is also an anti-Nazi, doesn't know that her missing husband has become a Hitler look-alike.
Cast
- Ludwig Donath as Franz Huber/Adolf Hitler
- Gale Sondergaard as Anna Huber
- George Dolenz as Herman Marbach
- Fritz Kortner as Bauer
- Ludwig Stössel as Graub
- William Trenk as Colonel Von Zechwitz
- Joan Blair as Duchess Eugenie
- Ivan Triesault as Prince Hohenberg
- Rudolph Anders as Major Mampe
- Ernő Verebes as Count Godeck
- Merrill Rodin as Hans Huber
- Charles Bates as Viki Huber
- Kurt Katch as Colonel Karl Frobe
- Hans Schumm as Major Profe
- Frederick Giermann as Heinrich Himmler
- Richard Ryen as General Palzer
- John Mylong as General Halder
- Kurt Kreuger as Nazi leader
- Lester Sharpe as Dr. Kaltenbach
- Trude Berliner as Frau Reitler
- Hans Heinrich von Twardowski as Judge
- Wolfgang Zilzer as Attorney
- Elizabeth Neumann-Viertel as Mizzi
- Gene Roth as Gen. Diebold
