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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. 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.
Original Release
06/17/2004
US Release
06/17/2004
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Marlene Sanders | Self - Narrator |
| Adolf Hitler | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Lothar Machtan | Self - Author of 'Hitlers Geheimnis: Das Doppelleben eines Diktators' |
| Michael Bronski | Self - Author of 'The Pleasure Principle: Sex, Backlash and the Struggle for Gay Freedom' |
| Lawrence Mass | Self - Author of 'Confessions of a Jewish Wagnerite: Being Gay and Jewish in America' |
| Frederic Spotts | Self - Author of 'Hitler and the Power of Aesthetics' |
| Geoffrey Giles | Self - Author of 'Students and National Socialism in Germany' |
| Michelangelo Signorile | Self - Radio Host, Sirius OutQ |
| Friedrich-Paul von Groszheim | Self - Gay Survivor of Mauthausen-Gusen Concentration Camp |
| Rochus Misch | Self - Adolf Hitler's telephone operator |
Directors
Gabriel Rotello, Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Marlene Sanders | Self - Narrator |
| Adolf Hitler | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Lothar Machtan | Self - Author of 'Hitlers Geheimnis: Das Doppelleben eines Diktators' |
| Michael Bronski | Self - Author of 'The Pleasure Principle: Sex, Backlash and the Struggle for Gay Freedom' |
| Lawrence Mass | Self - Author of 'Confessions of a Jewish Wagnerite: Being Gay and Jewish in America' |
| Frederic Spotts | Self - Author of 'Hitler and the Power of Aesthetics' |
| Geoffrey Giles | Self - Author of 'Students and National Socialism in Germany' |
| Michelangelo Signorile | Self - Radio Host, Sirius OutQ |
| Friedrich-Paul von Groszheim | Self - Gay Survivor of Mauthausen-Gusen Concentration Camp |
| Rochus Misch | Self - Adolf Hitler's telephone operator |
| Rüdiger Lautmann | Self - Sociologist, Universität Bremen |
| Ron Rosenbaum | Self - Author of 'Explaining Hitler: The Search for the Origins of His Evil' |
| Rainer Herrn | Self - Scientific Director, Magnus-Hirschfeld-Gesellschaft |
| Magnus Hirschfeld | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Ralf Dose | Self - Director, Magnus-Hirschfeld-Gesellschaft |
| Rudolf Hess | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Gertraud Weisker | Self - Eva Braun's cousin |
| Eva Braun | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Gottfried Wagner | Self - Richard Wagner's great-grandson |
| Winifred Wagner | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Fenton Bailey | Executive Producer |
| Randy Barbato | Executive Producer |
| Sheila Nevins | Executive Producer |
| Gabriel Rotello | Producer |
| Caroline Stack | Producer |
