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5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't Listen to ...,
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This review is from: Hitler Last 10 Days (VHS Tape)
... ... ...I thought this film was an unparalleled masterpiece of the fusion of cinema and ACCURATE history. I am a total World War buff and I can tell by watching this film that the filmmakers based much of this on the testimony of Hitler's private secretary, Traudl Junge, who was with the Fuhrer in the bunker and was friends with Eva Braun, as well as Albert Speer and other survivors who had first hand contact with Hitler and knew what the atmosphere was like down in that dank, somber, surreal and depressing bunker. The whole feel that they are out of touch with everything and live in some mystical, surreal existence is captured to perfection (Traudl Junge testified to that fact). I have read Toland's "Hitler," as well as numerous books about the war and Hitler's character, including "Hitler's Mind: the Secret Wartime Report," and I can tell you that Alec Guiness' portrayal of Hitler is nothing short of a miracle. Hopkins' portrayal in The Bunker is your typical mad, raging and over the top Hitler that we are used to seeing. He did a poor job and that film is vastly inferior to this one. Guiness must have had a real, personal interest in Hitler as a character and figure, and when he combines that with his amazingly brilliant acting talent, the results are as if you are watching what it was really like to know and deal with Hitler during those last days of the war. The understated psychotic zeal, the moments of romantic extravagance, the oh so Germanic and Wagnerian tragic sensibility of either total victory and domination or absolute destruction and annihilation of the German people, they're all portrayed here with excellent subtlety. Indeed, Wagner's heroic Lohengrin is played to great effect in the opening scene in one of the most beautiful juxtapositions I have ever seen in film. This is sheer genius. Somebody said that this is a foreign production. It's got to be British; only the Brits can produce something of such magnificent accuracy backed up by a wonderfully subtle artistry with underlying themes of the apocalypse. One can tell that The Bunker is an American production, so vastly inferior to this in that it has literally no subtext. Hitler: The Last Ten Days is a remarkable achievement, rich and even philosophical in its portrayals. There is so much to this great film I cannot continue anymore. Never again will Hitler be portrayed so accurately by an actor. Alec Guiness, you are (or were) the Man! Buy this film now!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Turkey But Fun To Watch,
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This review is from: Hitler Last 10 Days (VHS Tape)
Questionable historical accuracy, actors unsuited for the parts (who chose these people?)and overacting galore--but still a movie to watch for these very reasons. Alec Guinness did his best but IMO went over the top, even for a fanatical Hitler. At times almost comical to watch, even given the subject matter. Still, it has its moments and is definitely recommended for anyone interested in the final days of the Nazi leader. Just don't expect a well-acted and accurate portrayal and you won't be disappointed. Very entertaining in its own way despite its faults and B movie aura.
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Alec Guinness is Hitler!,
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This review is from: Hitler Last 10 Days (VHS Tape)
This vivid portrait of Hitler in his wanning days is nothing short of magnificent. This movie combines drama with documentry. Actually footage is cleverly interspaced during the movie to provide shocking reality checks to the bizarre events occuring in the bunker. In this movie we can see how Hitler became the victim of his own doomsday prophetcies. His cruelty remained with him to the last, and Guiness provides a emotional look at the last few days of his life. There will certainly be a debate over this movie and "The Bunker" with Anthony Hopkins. For me this was always the better film in terms of its intensity. The movie almost seems like a play and it moves along rapidly to its bitter finish. Some may think Guinness is too high strung in his Hitler, but his acting is nonetheless superb. Its seems almost like playing Hitler has become a main theatrical role to play. If so then Alec Guinness provides the leading example.
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