Release Date

11 Jun, 1991

Runtime

01:00: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

5/1

Synopsis

The Outrageous True Tale of Hitler's Missing Diaries.

In 1981, Gerd Heidemann, a bloodhound reporter for the German magazine Stern, believes he's stumbled onto the greatest literary find of the century: the personal diaries of Adolf Hitler. Shrouded in secrecy, Heidemann and the men of Stern attempt to pull off the greatest scoop in publishing history, blinded by their greed to the fact that the diaries are, in fact, crude forgeries.

Original Title

Selling Hitler

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Miniseries

11 Jun, 1991

In 1981, Gerd Heidemann, a bloodhound reporter for the German magazine Stern, believes he's stumbled onto the greatest literary find of the century: the personal diaries of Adolf Hitler. Shrouded in secrecy, Heidemann and the men of Stern attempt to pull off the greatest scoop in publishing history, blinded by their greed to the fact that the diaries are, in fact, crude forgeries.

Created By

Actors

Jonathan Pryce

Alexei Sayle

Alison Doody

Julie T. Wallace

Richard Wilson

Olivier Pierre

Philip Fox

Peter Capaldi

Crew

Robert Harris

Andrew Brown

Paul Sparrow

John E. Keane

Tim Souster

Clive Tickner

Charmian Adams

Peter Walpole