Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality
Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality is a documentary film based on the research of German Professor Lothar Machtan for his 2001 book The Hidden Hitler that claimed Adolf Hitler was a homosexual.[1] Aired by HBO's CINEMAX Reel Life, the 90 minute documentary was directed by Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato and Gabriel Rotello and was produced by Gabriel Rotello.
| Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Fenton Bailey Randy Barbato |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Gabriel Rotello |
| Editor | Blake West |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Release | 2004 |
Other interviews in the documentary include those with:
- Geoffrey Giles, author of a study of gays in the Nazi party, professor at the University of Florida
- Brigitte Hamann, German historian and author
- Ron Rosenbaum, author of Explaining Hitler
- Ralf Dose, German gay historian and founder of the Magnus Hirschfeld Society
- Michelangelo Signorile, gay activist author
Reception
editOf the film, a Variety review called it "a platform for taking Machtan's argument seriously."[2] Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe stated "It's a more cerebral and conventional documentary", dull and "poorly balanced scale".[3] Andrea Gronvall of Chicago Reader said "sketchy evidence" and "transforming gossip into entertainment".[4]
Controversy
editMost mainstream historians and surviving eyewitnesses dispute Machtan's argument (see Sexuality of Adolf Hitler).
References
edit- ^ Reich, Walter (16 December 2001). "All the Führer's Men". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ Variety review
- ^ Gilbert, Matthew. "Was Hitler in closet? And if so, so what? - The Boston Globe". archive.boston.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ Gronvall, Andrea. "Hidden Fuhrer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
External links
edit- Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality at IMDb
- Cinemax website for Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality
- New York Times film review for Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality
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