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Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality

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Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality
DVD cover
Directed byFenton Bailey
Randy Barbato
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerGabriel Rotello
EditorBlake West
Running time90 minutes
Original release
Release2004 (2004)

Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality is a documentary film based on the research of German Professor Lothar Machtan for his 2001 book The Hidden Hitler that claimed Adolf Hitler was a homosexual.[1] Aired by HBO's CINEMAX Reel Life, the 90 minute documentary was directed by Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato and Gabriel Rotello and was produced by Gabriel Rotello.

Other interviews in the documentary include those with:

Reception

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Of the film, a Variety review called it "a platform for taking Machtan's argument seriously."[2] Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe stated "It's a more cerebral and conventional documentary", dull and "poorly balanced scale".[3] Andrea Gronvall of Chicago Reader said "sketchy evidence" and "transforming gossip into entertainment".[4]

Controversy

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Most mainstream historians and surviving eyewitnesses dispute Machtan's argument (see Sexuality of Adolf Hitler).

References

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  1. ^ Reich, Walter (16 December 2001). "All the Führer's Men". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. ^ Variety review
  3. ^ Gilbert, Matthew. "Was Hitler in closet? And if so, so what? - The Boston Globe". archive.boston.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. ^ Gronvall, Andrea. "Hidden Fuhrer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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