Hitler comedy dares to ... fail ; Movie critics savage 'Mein Fuehrer' as 'not funny' and 'sloppily' made by its Jewish director. Still, it is making German film history Chicagoland Final , CN Edition

"Mein Fuehrer" tells the story of [Adolf Hitler] as the end of the war approaches. Berlin is under siege and Germany's defeat is close at hand. A broken Hitler needs bucking up, so Joseph Goebbels, the propaganda minister, summons a renowned Jewish drama coach named Adolf Grunbaum fro...

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Published inChicago tribune (1963)
Main Author Hundley, Tom
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago, Ill Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 22.01.2007
Subjects
Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945)
Levy, Dani
Mein Fuehrer: The Truly Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler
Motion picture criticism
Motion pictures
Schneider, Helge
Social conditions & trends
BERLIN
Germany
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Summary:"Mein Fuehrer" tells the story of [Adolf Hitler] as the end of the war approaches. Berlin is under siege and Germany's defeat is close at hand. A broken Hitler needs bucking up, so Joseph Goebbels, the propaganda minister, summons a renowned Jewish drama coach named Adolf Grunbaum from the Terezin concentration camp to help the fuehrer recapture the old magic. At the same time, Goebbels is secretly plotting Hitler's assassination.
ISSN:1085-6706