The read
It runs a compact 1h 13m.
Synopsis
Austrian actor Franz Huber, known for his impressions, is captured by the Gestapo and forced into plastic surgery to become Hitler's body double. Their plan is to poison Hitler and use Huber to take control of the Reich. Meanwhile, Huber's wife Anna sees her life coming undone as her husband has disappeared and her two sons are indoctrinated into the Hitler Youth.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Fritz KortnerScreenplay
- James P. HoganDirector
Cast
- Ludwig DonathAdolf Hitler / Franz Huber
- Gale SondergaardAnna Huber
- George DolenzHerman Marbach
- Fritz KortnerBauer
- Ludwig StösselGraub
- Willy Trenk-TrebitschCo. Von Zechwitz
- Richard RyenGen. Palzer
- Joan BlairDuchess Eugenie
- Ernö VerebesCount Godeck
Stills
Themes
nazicoup d'etatplastic surgeryhitler youthbody doublevienna, austria1940s