Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler

Created by Daniel Costelle, Isabelle Clarke

On France 2

A grave historical documentary tracing the economic and political conditions that enabled Hitler's rise, framed as an examination of how democracies fail under crisis.

Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) was a mediocre who rose to power because of the blindness and ignorance of the Germans, who believed he was nothing more than an eccentric dreamer. But when the crisis of 1929 devastated the economy, the population, fearful of chaos and communism, voted for him. And no one defended democracy. As the dictatorship extended its relentless shadow, the leader claimed peace, but was preparing the Apocalypse.