Mein Kampf

Mein Kampf

Switzerland / Austria / Germany, August 2009
FILM, Fiction, 104 min.

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directed by
Urs Odermatt
Status
In distribution

Hitler leaves the remote backwoods of Austria as a young man to travel to Vienna and conquer the world as an artist. But first he must be accepted at the Academy of Fine Arts. For the time being, Hitler rents a room in a hostel for men in the Blutgasse and waits for his big day to arrive. He shares the room with two Jewish men: Schlomo Herzl, a travelling salesman of books; and Lobkowitz, the failed cook. Herzl’s goal is to write a book called “Mein Leben” (My Life). “Bad title,” says his friend Lobkowitz. Together they come up with a new one: “Mein Kampf” (My Struggle). Hitler is enthused about it.

credits

World Premiere
August 2009
Original Version
German,  colour, 35mm, 104 min.
Production
Schiwago Film GmbH, DOR Film GmbH, Hugofilm Productions GmbH, ZDF/ARTE, 3sat, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, SRG SSR, ORF Österreichischer Rundfunk
Producer
Martin Lehwald, Michal Pokorny, Marcos Kantis, Danny Krausz, Christof Neracher
directed by
Urs Odermatt
Cinemato­graphy
Jo Molitoris
Editing
Lilo Gerber, Claudio Cea
Sound Editing
Jürg von Allmen
Sound Design
Jürg von Allmen
Location Sound Mix
Dietmar Zuson
Production Design
Carola Gauster
Costumes
Thomas Olàh

Cast

Götz George
Tom Schilling
Anna Unterberger
Bernd Birkhahn
Wolf Bachofner
Elisabeth Orth

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales
Telepool GmbH München

Worldwide Distribution

Austria
Filmladen Distribution
Release date: 26.03.2010
Czech Republic
AQS A.S. Distribution
Germany
UFA Cinema Distribution
Release date: 03.03.2011

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