Hitler: The Comedy Years

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Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007

0h 48m

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Documentary

Overview

A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.

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64 members

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Neil McCaul

Self

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Guy Siner

Self

Acting

Richard Gibson

Self

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Arthur Askey

Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Ronnie Barker

Norman Stanley Fletcher (archive footage) (uncredited)

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James Beck

Pte. Joe Walker (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Boris Becker

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Neville Chamberlain

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Mel Brooks

Singer in 'Springtime for Hitler' (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Charlie Chaplin

Adenoid Hynkel (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Graham Chapman

Joachim von Ribbentrop (archive footage) (uncredited)

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John Cleese

Adolf Hitler / Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Jon Culshaw

Tony Blair (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Henry Daniell

Garbitsch (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Jack Dee

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Clive Dunn

LCpl. Jack Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Kevin Eldon

Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Harry Enfield

Jürgen the German / George VI (archive footage) (uncredited)

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George Formby

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Bill Freed

Adolf Hitler, der Führer (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Steffen Freund

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Billy Gilbert

Field Marshal Herring (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Caroline Gruber

Rosa Goldenstein (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Alec Guinness

Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Kim Hartman

Private Helga Geerhart (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Will Hay

William Potts (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Mark Heap

(archive footage) (uncredited)

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Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Glenn Hoddle

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Eric Idle

Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Martin Jarvis

Johannes Hentschel (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Terry Jones

Landlady (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Patrick Kavanagh

Father Seamus Fitzpatrick (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Gorden Kaye

René Artois (archive footage) (uncredited)

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John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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John Le Mesurier

Sgt. Arthur Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Ian Lavender

Pte. Frank Pike (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Stephen Lewis

Inspector Cyril 'Blakey' Blake (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Sean Lock

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Arthur Lowe

Capt. George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Lee Mack

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Fulton Mackay

Mr. Mackay (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Philip Madoc

U-Boat Captain (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Paul Merton

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Spike Milligan

Adolf Hitler / Pakistani Dalek (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Warren Mitchell

Alf Garnett (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Dermot Morgan

Father Ted Crilly (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Zero Mostel

Max Bialystock (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Peter Sellers

Dr. Strangelove / Fred Kite (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Clarence Nash

Donald Duck (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Jack Oakie

Benzini Napaloni (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Jessica Oyelowo

Princess Margaret (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Michael Palin

Heinrich Himmler (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Arnold Ridley

Pte. Charles Godfrey (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Antony Sher

Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Alexei Sayle

D.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Carmen Silvera

Edith Artois (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Elisabeth Sladen

Sarah Jane Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Freddie Starr

Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Liza Tarbuck

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Mary Whitehouse

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Gene Wilder

Leo Bloom (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Michael Wisher

Davros (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Ian Wright

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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