Hidden Fuhrer: Debating the enigma of Hitler's Sexuality
Networks: Available for Distribution, Channel 5 (UK), HBO
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In September of 2001, respected German historian Lothar Machtan dropped a bombshell on the world of Hitler studies. Hitler was a secret homosexual.
The Fuhrer's desperate attempts to cover up his youthful sexual history and shield himself from blackmailers was at least partly responsible for some of his most infamous crimes. Among them, the liquidation of Ernst Rohm's Storm Troopers in 1934, the destruction of Magnus Hirschfeld's fledgling gay rights movement, and the roundup and murder of thousands of German gays in the camps.
Machtan's explosive book, "The Hidden Hitler," ignited a storm of controversy. Particularly harsh are gay critics, who fear that Machtan's thesis could be misused to imply that the 20th century's greatest villain was somehow evil because he was gay.
We follow author Lothar Mactan around Germany as he visits the sites of Hitler's youth and explains his thesis and evidence. We examine that evidence in detail, mixing recently unearthed archival documents and rarely seen footage and photos with contemporary views.
Then we wade into the explosive controversy surrounding the book, as critics savagely attack Machtan's thesis and methods, and he defends himself in one of the most bitter intellectual debates in the history of Hitler studies.
In addition to Machtan himself, interviewees include: Geoffrey Giles, author of an upcoming study of gays in the Nazi party Ron Rosenbaum, author of "Explaining Hitler" Michelangelo Signorile, gay activist and author Brigitte Hamann, Austrian historian and author of "Hitler's Veinna" Ralf Dose, Germany gay historian and founder of the Magnus Hirschfeld Society
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WOW Report Entries
Das FünnyWOW veteran and former WOW Report correspondent, Jacques Peretti, is directing Hitler: The Comedy Years, WOW's hourlong rollicking look at the ridiculous Great Dick... er, Dictator, on Channel 4 in the UK. Which is part of what this clipping...
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Das DVD
The Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality is out on DVD March 8. Order here or at your favorite retailer....
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On June 9, Imelda opens in selected theaters. The New York Times synopsizes it thusly: "a documentary about Imelda Marcos, former beauty queen, enthusiastic consumer and first lady of the Philippines. The film focuses on her marriage to Ferdinand Marcos...
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Synopsis
The Fuhrer's desperate attempts to cover up his youthful sexual history and shield himself from blackmailers was at least partly responsible for some of his most infamous crimes. Among them, the liquidation of Ernst Rohm's Storm Troopers in 1934, the destruction of Magnus Hirschfeld's fledgling gay rights movement, and the roundup and murder of thousands of German gays in the camps.
Machtan's explosive book, "The Hidden Hitler," ignited a storm of controversy. Particularly harsh are gay critics, who fear that Machtan's thesis could be misused to imply that the 20th century's greatest villain was somehow evil because he was gay.
We follow author Lothar Mactan around Germany as he visits the sites of Hitler's youth and explains his thesis and evidence. We examine that evidence in detail, mixing recently unearthed archival documents and rarely seen footage and photos with contemporary views.
Then we wade into the explosive controversy surrounding the book, as critics savagely attack Machtan's thesis and methods, and he defends himself in one of the most bitter intellectual debates in the history of Hitler studies.
In addition to Machtan himself, interviewees include: Geoffrey Giles, author of an upcoming study of gays in the Nazi party Ron Rosenbaum, author of "Explaining Hitler" Michelangelo Signorile, gay activist and author Brigitte Hamann, Austrian historian and author of "Hitler's Veinna" Ralf Dose, Germany gay historian and founder of the Magnus Hirschfeld Society
Credits
Directors: Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato & Gabriel Rotello
Editor: Blake West
1x90 min (US), 1X60 min (International)
