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Son of Hitler

Son of Hitler

1979Movie⏱️ 1h 32m
Comedy
4
IMDB Rating
136 votes

The leader of a right-wing German political party discovers that an illiterate woodcarver is actually the son of Adolf Hitler. He kidnaps the young man from a mental institution and prepares him to start the Fourth Reich.

Director
Rod Amateau
Writers
Burkhard Driest, Lukas Heller, Udo Lindenberg
Stars
Bud Cort, Peter Cushing, Felicity Dean
Language
English, German
Country
United Kingdom, West Germany
💬 6
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Bud Cort
Bud Cort
as Willi Hitler
Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing
as Heinrich Haussner
Felicity Dean
Felicity Dean
as Valeska
Leo Gordon
Leo Gordon
as Fritz Tünnes
Anton Diffring
Anton Diffring
as Gernheim
Heinz Bennent
Heinz Bennent
as Ostermayer
Dieter Schidor
Dieter Schidor
as Sommer
Burkhard Driest
Burkhard Driest
as Gerd Müller
Lynn Cartwright
Lynn Cartwright
as Annie
Peter Kern
Peter Kern
as Asylum Attendent

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Production
Naxos Film

🏷️ Keywords

psychotronic filmyoungmansonbritish comedy

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

Nein!
by ulf-635-5233672015-12-10
3/10

"Seven years prior to "Son of Hitler" Bud Cort made a name of himself as a morbid young man in "Harold and Maude". A cult semi-classic. In this muddy and very unfunny attempt to make black comedy out of the Fourth Reich arrival, Bud is Willi Hitler, son of Adolf. An illiterate woodcarver living in a quietly located cabin in the German highlands. Kidnapped by a right wing party führer. The name of this fascist movement; NEIN! "Never Encourage Intellectual Nonsense". The filmmakers are trying to create hilarious scenes without success. They try a whole range of secur..."

💡 Did You Know?

A West German-British co-production, filmed September 1977-January 1978, never picked up for distribution outside Germany due to its subject (copyright 1978).

📖 Synopsis

The leader of a right-wing German political party discovers that an illiterate woodcarver is actually the son of Adolf Hitler. He kidnaps the young man from a mental institution and prepares him to start the Fourth Reich.