The Man who Crossed Hitler

The Man who Crossed Hitler (2011)

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Summary: In 1931, with Germany struggling with a collapsing economy and Berlin a battleground between the nazis and those who oppose them, the young Jewish prosecutor Hans Litten decides to force Adolf Hitler to appear as a witness at the trial of some brownshirt brutes accused of murdering innocent civilians at the Eden Palace Dance Hall.

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Genre: Drama

Country: UK

Directed By: Justin Hardy

Written By: Mark Hayhurst

Starring: Ian Hart, Bill Paterson, Ed Stoppard, Ronan Vibert, Sarah Smart

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TCI	User	Score
na	imdb	71	T₈
na	aurora	45	T₄
na	ellinikos	70	T₅
Stoppard gets a few choice lines in, but Hart's Hitler feels overwritten and overplayed. The biggest problem here is in the pacing: although it sets itself up nicely, the courtroom actions seem to bounce around a little too haphazardly to feel as though they're making up a cohesive narrative.
na	maarten	64	T₇
na	Jehan	20	T₁