Introduction

Explore Europe’s recent past through the lens of its Dictators. Delving into the worlds of these uncompromising and tyrannical minds of the Cold War era we discover their secrets and where they planned their final stand – their hideout.

Outline

Throughout the past century, dictators held Europe in an iron grip. Yet, despite their unquestioned control, paranoia and distrust corrupted their minds. In order to secure their authoritarian rule, numerous bunkers, palaces, and hideouts sprung up around Europe. From Stalin’s secret underground super bunkers in Moscow to Hitler’s clandestine Riese headquarters to Ceausescu’s People’s Palace – the world’s heaviest building, among many others, Dictators’ Hideouts explores the dark confines of these megaprojects, investigating their mysteries, analysing their costs, and testing their efficacy against an all-out attack. Each episode will focus on the private sanctuary of a different European autocrat – Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Albanian ‘strong man’ Enver Hoxha, Joseph Stalin, Nicolae Ceausescu and Viktor Yanukovych.

Dictators’ Hideouts Series

• Episode 01: Hitler’s Last Secret.
• Episode 02: Hoxha’s Bunker Madness.
• Episode 03: Mussolini’s Underground Refuge.
• Episode 04: Ceausescu’s Delusions of Grandeur.
• Episode 05: Yanukovych’s Hidden Palace.
• Episode 06: Stalin’s Atomic Bunker.

Production & Filming Details

• Narrator(s):
  • Donald Hoffpauir
• Director(s):
  • Adam Gaweda … (6 episodes, 2024)
  • Konrad Zagórski … (3 episodes, 2024)
  • Ana Archen … (1 episode, 2024)
  • Pawel Sedziak … (1 episode, 2024)
• Producer(s):
  • Katarzyna Basa … archive producer (6 episodes, 2024)
  • Roberto Dall’Angelo … executive producer in Italy (6 episodes, 2024)
  • Angelika Ertner … line producer (6 episodes, 2024)
  • Christian Hensgens … executive producer NTV (6 episodes, 2024)
  • Dan Korn … executive producer: A+E Networks (6 episodes, 2024)
  • Marta Krzeptowska … Pre Production Line Producer (6 episodes, 2024)
  • Maciej Pawelczyk … executive producer / producer (6 episodes, 2024)
  • Sam Thompson … executive producer (6 episodes, 2024)
  • Radoslaw Wikiera … executive producer / producer (6 episodes, 2024)
  • Marita Bieronska … line producer (5 episodes, 2024)
  • Ana Archen … line producer (1 episode, 2024)
  • Ionut Alin Ionescu … producer (1 episode, 2024)
  • Andrei Marinescu … producer (1 episode, 2024)
• Writer(s):
• Music:
• Cinematography:
  • Kamil Malecki … (6 episodes, 2024)
  • Mateusz Mirocha … (6 episodes, 2024)
  • Aleksander Wilk … (6 episodes, 2024)
  • Siarhei Marchyk … (4 episodes, 2024)
  • Andrzej Szulkowski … (1 episode, 2024)
• Editor(s):
  • Wiktor Zmyslowski … (2 episodes, 2024)
  • Robert Gajewski … (1 episode, 2024)
  • Ina Hraberanka … (1 episode, 2024)
  • Siarhei Kalasouski … (1 episode, 2024)
  • Adam Kawecki … (1 episode, 2024)
  • Bartosz Klimczak … (1 episode, 2024)
  • Agata Niedzialkowska … (1 episode, 2024)
• Production:
  • Inbornmedia
  • S.D. Cinematografica
• Distributor(s):
  • Instrumental
• Release Date: 11 December 2024 (UK).
• Running Time: 60 minutes (per episode).
• Rating: Unknown.
• Country: Poland.
• Language: English.

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