28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

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Hitler – Never Heard of Him
Hitler – Never Heard of Him

Hitler – Never Heard of Him

director: Bertrand Blier
original title: Hitler, connais pas
country: France
year: 1961
running time: 90 min.

synopsis

Bertrand Blier’s debut is an original anti-bourgeois lampoon based on interviews with several Frenchmen aged 15 to 22 who don’t recognize Hitler. It’s unique for its form, based on its camera work and editing. For its time it was so provocative that it was banned for viewers under 18 and withdrawn from competition at Cannes.  

biography

French director Bertrand Blier (1939) gained renown in the 1970s for his feature films with Gerard Depardieu, but his debut, Hitler - Never Heard of Him (1963) won the Silver Anchor at the Locarno Film Festival.  

more about film

director: Bertrand Blier
producer: André Michelin
photography: Jean-Louis Picavet
editing: Michel David
music: Georges Delerue
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