The Man Who Crossed Hitler

The Man Who Crossed Hitler
The Man Who Crossed Hitler
Written by	Mark Hayhurst
Directed by	Justin Hardy
Starring	Ed Stoppard; Ian Hart; Bill Paterson; Sarah Smart; Anton Lesser;
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Susan Horth; Lucy Bassnett-McGuire;
Running time	85 minutes
Production companies	Hardy Pictures; Northern Ireland Screen; BBC Northern Ireland;
Release
Original release	21 August 2011;

The Man Who Crossed Hitler is a 2011 BBC film set in Berlin in the summer of 1931, dramatising the true story in which a lawyer, Hans Litten, subpoenaed Adolf Hitler as a witness in the trial of some Nazi thugs. Hitler has formally renounced the use of political violence and the young lawyer sees a chance to expose the Nazi leader's deceptions to the German establishment, thereby discrediting Hitler and the Nazi Party.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] The film was given an alternative title Hitler on Trial which was used when the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States aired the work.^[9]^[10]

Cast[]

The cast included:

Ed Stoppard as Hans Litten
Ian Hart as Adolf Hitler
Bill Paterson as
Sarah Smart as Margot Fürst
Anton Lesser as Rudolf Olden
Ronan Vibert as Walther Stennes
Chris Simpson as Brownshirt

References[]

^ "BBC programme: The Man Who Crossed Hitler". BBC. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
^ "BBC Press Office: The Man Who Crossed Hitler". BBC. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
^ Tom Sutcliffe (22 August 2011). "Review by Tom Sutcliffe in The Independent". The Independent. UK. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
^ Review by Paul Whitelaw in The Scotsman^{[dead link]}
^ "Review in The Sunday Herald". The Herald. Glasgow. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
^ "Review in The Daily Post". Dailypost.co.uk. 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
^ "Interview: Mark Hayhurst – Writer of "The Man Who Crossed Hitler"". Theanfieldwrap.com. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
^ TV and Radio. "Ian Hart: Why I wanted to play Hitler, interview by Benji Wilson". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
^ Chris Patrick-Simpson (7 June 2011). "Hitler on Trial".
^ Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network. "Hitler on Trial". Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.

External links[]

The Man Who Crossed Hitler at IMDb

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[1] "BBC programme: The Man Who Crossed Hitler". BBC. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2012.

[2] "BBC Press Office: The Man Who Crossed Hitler". BBC. Retrieved 26 January 2012.

[3] Tom Sutcliffe (22 August 2011). "Review by Tom Sutcliffe in The Independent". The Independent. UK. Retrieved 26 January 2012.

[4] Review by Paul Whitelaw in The Scotsman^{[dead link]}

[5] "Review in The Sunday Herald". The Herald. Glasgow. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2012.

[6] "Review in The Daily Post". Dailypost.co.uk. 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.

[7] "Interview: Mark Hayhurst – Writer of "The Man Who Crossed Hitler"". Theanfieldwrap.com. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2012.

[8] TV and Radio. "Ian Hart: Why I wanted to play Hitler, interview by Benji Wilson". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Retrieved 26 January 2012.

[9] Chris Patrick-Simpson (7 June 2011). "Hitler on Trial".

[10] Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network. "Hitler on Trial". Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.

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