The dark history is revisited with the actors who create the most important moments of the Second World War on Netflix. Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial.
Directed by Joe Berlinger (lost paradise, Ted Bundy tapes), Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial highlights Adolf Hitler’s rise to power and the Nuremberg trials from the perspective of journalist William L. Shirer, who has written The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.
The six-episode documentary series used artificial intelligence to give way to Shirer’s narration. It also includes cinematic depictions of what happened during Hitler’s terrifying reign.
Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial premieres on Netflix June 5.
Every Main Cast and Interviewee of Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial
Interviewees:
Francine Hirsch
Francine Hirsch, professor and historian at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, joins the discussion Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial when he tells how important the Nuremberg trials were in their time.
In addition to sharing his thoughts on the Nazi regime, Hirsch is a historian whose expertise revolves around contemporary Europe and focuses mainly on Russia and the Soviet Union.
Francine published two books titled Empire of Nations: Ethnographic Knowledge and the Making of the Soviet Union and The Judgment of the Soviet Union at Nuremberg: A New History of the International Military Tribunal after World War II.
Devin Hangs
Devin Pendas is a professor at Boston College whose research focuses on war crimes trials during World War II.
Pendas appears in Episode 1 to give an overview of the atmosphere in the courtroom at the Nuremberg Trials.
Alexandra Richie
Alexandra Richie, Author Warsaw 1944, is part of the interviewed Actors in the Netflix documentaries. He talks about Adolf Hitler’s history and impact on the world after World War II.
Christian Goeschel
Christian Goeschel, historian and author Mussolini and Hitler, talks about Adolf Hitler’s family ties in a conversation where he talks about the Nazi ruler’s father and how he changed his last name from Shicklgruber to Hitler.
Goeschel also provides an overview of Hitler’s educational background, noting, – He dreamed of becoming a great artist.
Benjamin Carter Hett
Written by Benjamin Carter Hett The death of democracy which gives insight into Adolf Hitler’s family and his undying love for his mother (the only person he believes he will ever love).
Immediately Book, The death of democracyreflected deeply on the reasons why democracy did not succeed in Germany in the early 1930s.
Richard J. Evans
Like the author The advent of the Third ReichRichard J. Evans is part of the conversation in new documentaries as he also explores Adolf Hitler’s family history and how his father beat him growing up.
Evans also spoke about Hitler’s failure as an artist and his time serving in World War I.
Tiffany N. Florvil
Tiffany N. Florvil is a professor at the University of New Mexico who spoke on anti-Semitism in Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial.
Florvil is also an award-winning historian whose work focuses on the European modern and late modern era.
Omer Bartov
Omer Bartov, author Anatomy of Genocideseems to reflect on William L. Shirer’s time as a reporter during the Nuremberg trials, noting that he then had a huge advantage because he wrote “the past in which he lived.”
Deirdre van Dyk
Deirdre van Dyk is the granddaughter of William L. Shirer, who is part of the cast of interviewees for the Netflix documentary.
He reflects on his grandfather’s broadcast of what really happened in Germany at the height of the war. Deirdre also reveals that her grandfather kept a diary of his uncensored daily accounts of the war.
Nicole Eaton
Nicole Eaton is an assistant professor at Boston College and a writer German Blood, Savic Soil.
Eaton talks about events that happened before the First World War.
Anne Berg
University of Pennsylvania professor Anne Berg joins the conversation as she talks about the Treaty of Versailles and its impact on Germany after World War I.
To the uninitiated, the Treaty of Versailles is described as a “war guilt clause” that forced Germany and the Central Powers to take responsibility for the First World War.
This resulted in the loss of territory, a reduction in military forces, and reparations to allied countries.
Steve Wick
Steve Wick is part of the cast as he reflects on William L. Shirer’s time as a reporter during the Nuremberg Trials.
Wick also serves as Shirer’s biographer.
Cast:
Károly Kozma – Adolf Hitler
Károly Kozma brings Adolf Hitler to life in the documentary series.
Kozma performed earlier in the year Curse, Kills on Wheelsand A golden life.
Kató Balázs – William Shirer
Balázs Kató plays the famous journalist William Shirer Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial.
Kató is best known for his roles Doctor Balaton, Scoringand For better or worse.
Lajos Széll Horváth – Joseph Goebbels
Lajos Széll Horváth plays Joseph Goebbels, Minister of Enlightenment and Propaganda and leader of the Nazi Party in Berlin.
Horváth’s other notable credits include the role Mula-Thu.
Barnabás Bergendi – Rudolf Hess
Barnabás Bergendi joins the cast in this documentary to portray one of Hitler’s longtime allies, Rudolf Hess.
Bergend is visible First two, Braziliansand Night Express.
István Czira – Alfred Rosenberg
Alfred Rosenberg (played by István Czira) is Hitler’s mentor and one of the main perpetrators of the Nazi racial hatred movement at the height of World War II.
Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial is Czira’s only significant acting performance.
Gábor Sótonyi – Hermann Göring
Hermann Göring is the commander of the German Air Force and another of Hilter’s allies who is involved in the Nuremberg trials as a defendant. The character is played on screen by Gábor Sótony.
Like István Czira, Sótonyi’s only significant credit is his role Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial.
László Jaszai – Ernst Röhm
László Jaszai plays Ernst Röhm, a German army officer and early Nazi Party leader who is described as one of the most violent Nazis during World War II.
Jaszai appeared in all six episodes of the Netflix documentary series, and this is his first major role.
Scott Alexander Young – Robert Jackson
Scott Alexander Young plays Robert Jackson, the American chief prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials.
Jackson is being filmed “a practical and rather politically minded lawyer.”
Young is known for his roles Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Rematchand Emergency.
Péter Tunyogi – Franz Von Papen
Péter Tunyogi joins the cast as Franz Von Papen, a politician who wants to overthrow the Weimar democracy and is responsible for bringing Hitler into government to unite the Nazis.
Tunyogi can be seen Popcorn and paprika and Exchanged love.
All six episodes Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial now streaming on Netflix.
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