Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality

Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality
	DVD cover
Directed by	Fenton Bailey; Randy Barbato
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Gabriel Rotello
Editor	Blake West
Running time	90 minutes
Release
Original release	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:

Geoffrey Giles, author of a study of gays in the Nazi party, professor at the University of Florida
Brigitte Hamann, German historian and author
Ron Rosenbaum, author of Explaining Hitler
Ralf Dose, German gay historian and founder of the Magnus Hirschfeld Society
Michelangelo Signorile, gay activist author

Reception

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

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

References

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

External links

Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality at IMDb
Cinemax website for Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality
New York Times film review for Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality

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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.