Introduction

Hitler’s Henchmen (German: Hitler’s Helfer) is a biography, war documentary hosted by David Ritchie, published by SBS in 1996 and 1998.

Outline

Hitler’s personal secretary followed him like a shadow. Martin Bormann was the gray eminence of the Third Reich, his master’s faithful servant and a tireless plotter who pulled many strings behind the scenes.
This power-hungry man can best be described in his own words: No one meets the Fuhrer without first meeting me. For Bormann, knowledge was a weapon that could be used to neutralise unwanted competitors. As head of the NS at the Nazi party headquarters, he was one of Hitler’s closest advisers. Only he had the power to turn one of the Fuhrer’s many incomplete instructions into an unshakable command from the Führer.

This film paints the portrait with the help of exclusive film clips from private collections of a rather withdrawn man who played a very important role in the inner circle of powerful men. Forever in the background, as the end of the war loomed, he made one last desperate attempt to slip away.

Hitler’s Henchmen Series

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Production & Filming Details

• Release Date: 1998.
• Running Time: 54 minutes.
• Rating: Unknown.
• Country: Australia.
• Language: English.

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