Hitler: A Career vs When Paris was German
When Paris was German has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7.4/10 for Hitler: A Career). When Paris was German is the shorter watch at 52m compared with 2h 30m. Hitler: A Career is the older of the two (1977 against 2020). Both are documentary, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Hitler: A Career | When Paris was German | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 1977 | 2020 |
| Length | 2h 30m | 52m |
| Genres | Documentary, History | Documentary, History, TV Movie, War |
| Country | Germany | France |
| Director | Christian Herrendoerfer, Joachim Fest | Isabelle Gendre |
| Main cast | Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels, Rudolf Hess, Charlie Chaplin | Agnès Jamonneau, Leonard Chouin |
Synopsis
Hitler: A Career
A keen chronicle of the unlikely rise to power of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) and a dissection of the Third Reich (1933-1945), but also an analysis of mass psychology and how the desperate crowd can be deceived and shepherded to the slaughterhouse.
When Paris was German
Discovering Paris under the German occupation through the story of an SS soldier and more generally of Wehrmacht soldiers allows us to follow the daily life on the German side. These soldiers enjoyed privileged status, during their stay, they were led to believe that they belong to a social elite, a status unreachable back in Germany during peacetime. And who better than a German who has led such lifestyle to serve as a common thread and tell…
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