Hitler: The Rise and Fall

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  E1

  Opportunist

  The first episode explores the first three decades of Hitler's life, examining the spin, willpower and ruthlessness that drove an Austrian dropout to become the undisputed leader of the Nazi party

  2016-10-02 · 47m
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  E2

  Performer

  How did Hitler rise from right-wing crank to Germany's Messiah and Fuhrer by 1933? This episode explores his pioneering spin, speech-making skills and deadly ruthlessness - and his personal paranoia.

  2016-10-09 · 47m
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  E3

  Fuhrer

  This episode looks inside Hitler's mind as he tightens his iron grip on Germany and turns his sights to conquest, becoming increasingly self-indulgent as his vision of himself as a heroic leader grows

  2016-10-16 · 47m
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  E4

  Victor

  This episode examines Hitler's transformation into the megalomaniac Nazi messiah responsible for the global carnage of World War II, as he invades Poland, France and Russia

  2016-10-23 · 47m
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  E5

  Monster

  As the tide of war turns against Hitler, he accelerates the holocaust and sacrifices millions of lives on the eastern front, while retreating into drug addiction in his palatial country home

  2016-10-30 · 47m
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  E6

  The Downfall

  The final episode explores Hitler's mental and physical decline as he was forced to confront inevitable defeat in the depths of his bunker in Berlin

  2016-11-06 · 47m
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Top cast

Mark Lisseman

Adolf Hitler

Christien Anholt

Narrator (voice)