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Selling Hitler

1991-06-11
7
en
Comedy
Based on the book by Robert Harris, this is a comic-dramatisation of the true story of the one of the most famous forgery cases in the world, the infamous 'Hitler Diaries' of the early 1980s. Jonathan Pryce stars as the German journalist Gerd Heidemann who convinces himself that he has discovered a set of secret diaries written by the leader of the Third Reich and tries to convince the world, making a fortune for himself in the process.

Director

Alastair Reid

Book

Robert Harris

Writer

Howard Schuman

Music

Tim Souster

miniseries

Status

Ended

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Companies

  • Euston Films
  • Thames Television