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The Rise of Evil is a Canadian TV miniseries in two parts, directed by Christian Duguay and produced by Alliance Atlantis. It explores Adolf Hitler's rise and his early consolidation of power during the years after the First World War and focuses on how the embittered, politically fragmented and economically buffeted state of German society following the war made that ascent possible.

Part two of a two-part mini-series that explores Hitler's rise to power in the years before World War II, focusing on how the weakened state of German society made his ascent possible.

Primary Title
  • Lexus Sunday Theatre
Secondary Title
  • Hitler - The Rise of Evil
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 31 August 2003
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 20
Duration
  • 110:00
Episode
  • 2
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Part two of a two-part mini-series that explores Hitler's rise to power in the years before World War II, focusing on how the weakened state of German society made his ascent possible.
Episode Description
  • The Rise of Evil is a Canadian TV miniseries in two parts, directed by Christian Duguay and produced by Alliance Atlantis. It explores Adolf Hitler's rise and his early consolidation of power during the years after the First World War and focuses on how the embittered, politically fragmented and economically buffeted state of German society following the war made that ascent possible.
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
  • German
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Docudrama
Hosts
  • Neil Billington (Host)
  • Winston Peters (Interviewee)
  • Terrence Taylor (Reporter)
  • Chris Wilks (Director)
  • John Boyd (Duirector)
  • Mary Daysh (Producer)
  • Martyn Bates (Assocu=iate Producer)
  • Peter Wear (Executive Producer)
  • TVNZ (Production Unit)
Contributors
  • Christian Duguay (Director)
  • Paul Vella (Executive in Charge of Production)