In September 2001, respected German historian Lothar Machtan dropped a bombshell on the world of Hitler studies: Hitler was secretly homosexual. His highly acclaimed and explosive book "The Hidden Hitler" ignited a storm of controversy. With information from the bestselling book, award-winning filmmakers Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato and Gabriel Rotello explore areas of the Führer's private life.
Direction
Filmmakers behind 'Party Monster' tackling Hitler — chaotic good energy.
Editing
Juxtaposes archival footage with talking heads like a true crime doc.
Writing
Doesn't shy from asking: does this theory explain or excuse?
Director
Randy Barbato
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Machtan's book caused a firestorm in Germany, where Holocaust denial laws made any 'humanizing' of Hitler deeply taboo — some critics called it crypto-revisionism.
Directors Bailey and Barbato made this between 'Party Monster' and their Tammy Faye Bakker documentary — proving their specialty is marginalized figures mainstream history tried to erase, for better or worse.
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