Grey Wolf: The Escape of Adolf Hitler (2012)

Introduction Grey Wolf: The Escape of Adolf Hitler is a 2014 book by Gerrard Williams and Simon Dunstan. The book was adapted as a drama documentary film directed and written by Gerrard Williams and produced by Magnus Peterson. The book and associated film were given extensive coverage in the British media. It is also known…

Andrew Marshall

16/04/2020

2–3 minutes

Adolf Hitler, Drama, Military Documentary, World War Two

Introduction

Grey Wolf: The Escape of Adolf Hitler is a 2014 book by Gerrard Williams and Simon Dunstan.

The book was adapted as a drama documentary film directed and written by Gerrard Williams and produced by Magnus Peterson.

The book and associated film were given extensive coverage in the British media.

It is also known as Grey Wolf: Hitler’s Escape to Argentina (original title).

Outline

The book and film concerns the allegations by its makers that Adolf Hitler did not die in his Berlin bunker in 1945 but escaped, along with Eva Braun and several other Nazi officials, to Argentina and lived 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Bariloche.

According to the film-makers, Hitler’s escape was organised by Martin Bormann, who also fled to Argentina, and was aided and abetted by the Government of Juan Perón.

The film also alleges that American intelligence agencies were aware Hitler was in Argentina, and that significant funds were also taken from Germany to Argentina and that these were later stolen by Bormann.

The film alleges that Hitler died in Argentina alone, poor and mentally ill in 1962, leaving behind a wife and at least one child.

Trivia

The film was initially produced by two interrelated UK companies, Gerbil Films Ltd and Lobos Gris Ltd. Subsequent to filming, the rights to the film passed to a third company, Grey Wolf Media Ltd, who were responsible for its final release.
The film was distributed worldwide by Australian Distributor Galloping Films.
In May 2016, Grey Wolf Media Ltd was compulsorily wound up under the Companies Act 2006 and the rights to the film became Bona Vacantia, and as such the ownership of the film rights passed to the UK Crown.
It was filmed in 2008 in Argentina, using local actors and also many local extras.
Although produced by an English company, the film is mainly in Spanish with English subtitles.
The book and film concern one of many conspiracy theories about Adolf Hitler’s death. Such viewpoints are regarded by historians and scientific experts as dis-proven fringe theories.

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