Miniseries

A structure-free, four-part examination of the rise and fall of the Third Reich. Each part explores a different topic, from Hitler's cult of personality in propaganda to how said propaganda was associated with pre-Nazi German cultural, spiritual, and national heritage to the Holocaust and the ideology behind it, particularly from Himmler's point of view.

1. 1. The Grail: From the Cosmic Ash-Tree to the Goethe Oak of Buchenwald

   1977-11-05 · 91m

   A look at Hitler's cult of personality in Nazi propaganda.

2. 2. A German Dream ... Until the End of the World

   1977-11-12 · 126m

   Focuses on how Nazi propaganda associated with pre-Nazi German cultural, spiritual, and national heritage.

3. 3. The End of a Winter's Tale and the Final Victory of Progress

   1977-11-19 · 93m

   Recounts the Holocaust and the ideology behind it, particularly from Himmler's point of view. A ventriloquist dummy of Hitler monologues about his legacy and its lasting effect on society.

4. 4. We Children of Hell Recall the Age of the Grail

   1977-11-26 · 100m

   André Heller reads unfilmed script segments, climaxing in Heller discussing with a Hitler puppet on how he completely destroyed Germany spiritually, combined with a satire on former Nazis who, after the war, profited from the era by running a Nazi tourism and entertainment industry for foreigners.