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;
Original release
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:

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. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. 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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