Hitler Lives


Hitler Lives, also known as Hitler Lives?, is a 1945 American short documentary film directed by Don Siegel, who was uncredited, and written by Saul Elkins. It won an Oscar at the 18th Academy Awards in 1946 for Academy Award for [Best Documentary (Short Subject)|Documentary Short Subject]. The film's copyright was renewed in 1973.
Earlier in 1945, Siegel made his directorial debut on another short film Star in the Night, which also won an Academy Award.

Production

Hitler Lives is based on the War Department film Your Job in Germany, which was produced shortly before the end of [World War II in Europe]. It was directed by an uncredited Frank Capra, written by Theodor Geisel, later known as Dr. Seuss, and narrated by Dana Andrews. The film was only shown to soldiers and was never released to the public.
While retaining some of the original film footage, Hitler Lives added both more archival footage and dramatized scenes. The film warns that the defeated German population still contains Nazi supporters and that the world must stay ever vigilant against the prospect that a new Hitler will arise within Germany. The crematoriums of a concentration camp are shown, only using "victims" to describe those murdered. Finally, the film warns against fascism in [the United States].

Cast