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{{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}} | |||
|name = Hitler: The Rise of Evil | |||
|picture = Hitler - The Rise of Evil.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Television Release Poster'' | |||
|country=[[Image:CAN.jpg|25px]] Canada | |||
|director =Christian Duguay | |||
|date=2003 | |||
|language = English | |||
|studio=CBC Television<br>CBS Television | |||
|distributor= | |||
|character1=Adolf Hitler | |||
|actor1=[[Robert Carlyle]] | |||
|character2=Fritz Gerlich | |||
|actor2=[[Matthew Modine]] | |||
|character3=Ernst Hanfstaengl | |||
|actor3=[[Liev Schreiber ]] | |||
|character4=Ernst Röhm | |||
|actor4=[[Peter Stormare]] | |||
|character5=Paul von Hindenburg | |||
|actor5=[[Peter O'Toole]] | |||
|character6=Helene Hanfstaengl | |||
|actor6=[[Julianna Margulies]] | |||
|character7=Geli Raubal | |||
|actor7=[[Jena Malone]] | |||
|character8= | |||
|actor8= | |||
|character9= | |||
|actor9= | |||
|character10= | |||
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}} | |||
'''''Hitler: The Rise of Evil''''' is a 2003 Canadian historical drama | '''''Hitler: The Rise of Evil''''' is a 2003 Canadian historical drama that focuses on Adolf Hitler's early life, war career, and his rise to power. The series originally aired in two parts and stars [[Robert Carlyle]] as Adolf Hitler. The cast also includes Stockard Channing, [[Julianna Margulies]], [[Peter O'Toole]], [[Peter Stormare]], [[Thomas Sangster]], [[Matthew Modine]] and [[Liev Schreiber]]. This miniseries was directed by Christian Duguay and produced by John Ryan, Ed Gernon, and Peter Sussman of the (now defunct) Alliance Atlantis company. | ||
{{Spoilers}} | |||
{{Film Title}} | |||
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=Handguns= | =Handguns= | ||
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==Luger P08== | ==Luger P08== | ||
[[Luger P08]] | [[Luger P08]] Pistols are used by various characters. | ||
[[ | [[File:Luger.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 with black grips - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:Hitlerluger1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]] | [[File:Hitlerluger1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]] | ||
[[File:Hitlerluger2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Two SS thugs shoots an SA member during the purge.]] | [[File:Hitlerluger2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Two SS thugs shoots an SA member during the purge.]] | ||
[[File:Hitlerluger3.jpg|thumb|none|601px| | [[File:Hitlerluger3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Hermann Göring is wounded during the Beer Hall Putsch.]] | ||
[[File:Hitlerluger4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Two people assassinated by the SS during the purge.]] | [[File:Hitlerluger4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Two people assassinated by the SS during the purge.]] | ||
==Mauser C96== | ==Mauser C96== | ||
Ernst Röhm ([[Peter Stormare]]) is seen using a [[Mauser C96]] during the 1919 troubles. | |||
[[ | [[File:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Mauser C96 - 7.63x25mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:Hitlerc96.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]] | [[File:Hitlerc96.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]] | ||
==Frommer Stop== | ==Frommer Stop== | ||
During the post-war years Hitler is seen carrying a [[Frommer Stop]] pistol. | During the post-war years, Hitler is seen carrying a [[Frommer Stop]] pistol. | ||
[[File:Frommer-Stop-Rightside.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Frommer Stop - .380 ACP]] | [[File:Frommer-Stop-Rightside.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Frommer Stop - .380 ACP]] | ||
[[File:Hitlerunknownpistol1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Hitler ([[Robert Carlyle]]) with his pistol during the Beer Hall Putsch.]] | [[File:Hitlerunknownpistol1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Hitler ([[Robert Carlyle]]) with his pistol during the Beer Hall Putsch which historically took place on 8-9 November 1923.]] | ||
[[File:Hitlerunknownpistol3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Adolf Hitler's niece Geli Raubal ([[Jena Malone]]) uses the gun to shoot herself. She later died in the hospital on the 18th of September 1931. In reality, she used Hitler's Walther pistol to kill herself.]] | |||
[[File:Hitlerunknownpistol2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Sideview of same pistol being handled by his niece.]] | [[File:Hitlerunknownpistol2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Sideview of same pistol being handled by his niece.]] | ||
[[File:Hitlerunknownpistol4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|After the coup failed, Hitler, in a moment of despair, tries to shoot himself but is talked out of it by Helene Hanfstaengl ([[Julianna Margulies]]).]] | [[File:Hitlerunknownpistol4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|After the coup failed, Hitler, in a moment of despair, tries to shoot himself but is talked out of it by Helene Hanfstaengl ([[Julianna Margulies]]).]] | ||
==CZ 27== | ==CZ 27== | ||
During the "Night of the Long Knives" Hitler | During the "Night of the Long Knives", Hitler arrests Ernest Röhm ([[Peter Stormare]]) personally and he brandishes a [[CZ 27]] for the job. | ||
[[ | [[File:CzechCZ27Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|CZ 27 - .32 ACP]] | ||
[[File:Hitlersecondpistol1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Hitler waiting to storm into Röhm's bedroom with his CZ 27 at the ready.]] | [[File:Hitlersecondpistol1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Hitler waiting to storm into Röhm's bedroom with his CZ 27 at the ready.]] | ||
[[File:Hitlersecondpistol2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Röhm and Hitler.]] | [[File:Hitlersecondpistol2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Röhm and Hitler.]] | ||
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==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ||
Hitler and other soldiers are seen carrying | Hitler and other soldiers are seen carrying the [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] during his WWI service. | ||
[[ | [[File:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:Hitlergewehr98.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Hitler marching with his regiment. He carries a | [[File:Hitlergewehr98.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Hitler marching with his regiment. He carries a Gewehr 1898 on his shoulder.]] | ||
[[File:Hitlergewehr98b.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A soldier of Hitler's regiment with | [[File:Hitlergewehr98b.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A soldier of Hitler's regiment with an 1898.]] | ||
[[File:Hitlergewehr98c.jpg|thumb|none|601px| | [[File:Hitlergewehr98c.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Another soldier of Hitler's regiment with an 1898.]] | ||
==Karabiner 98k== | ==Karabiner 98k== | ||
The [[Karabiner 98k]] rifle is seen in several scenes. German soldiers (including Hitler himself), and later the SS, are seen with this weapon. This is | The [[Karabiner 98k]] rifle is seen in several scenes. German soldiers (including Hitler himself), and later the SS, are seen with this weapon. This is anachronistic as this rifle did not become active until June 1935. The Karabiner 98k may be standing in for the [[Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine]] in the World War I scenes. | ||
[[ | [[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:Hitlerk98k.jpg|thumb|none|601px|In a second shot in the same scene, Hitler is seen carrying what appears to be an | [[File:Hitlerk98k.jpg|thumb|none|601px|In a second shot in the same scene, Hitler is seen carrying what appears to be an anachronistic Karabiner 98k.]] | ||
[[File:Hitlerkarabin98ka.jpg|thumb|none|601px|During the Beer Hall Putsch, soldiers are sent to intercept and stop the troublemakers with their Karabiner 98k.]] | [[File:Hitlerkarabin98ka.jpg|thumb|none|601px|During the Beer Hall Putsch, soldiers are sent to intercept and stop the troublemakers with their Karabiner 98k.]] | ||
[[File:Hitlerkarabin98kc.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Same scene.]] | [[File:Hitlerkarabin98kc.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Same scene.]] | ||
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[[File:Hitlerkarabin98kd.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The coup makers point their own K98k's against the soldiers.]] | [[File:Hitlerkarabin98kd.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The coup makers point their own K98k's against the soldiers.]] | ||
[[File:Hitlerkarabin98kb.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The SS executes SA members during "Night of the Long Knives".]] | [[File:Hitlerkarabin98kb.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The SS executes SA members during "Night of the Long Knives".]] | ||
==Karabinek wz. 1929== | |||
What appears to be Polish [[Karabinek wz. 1929]] rifles are also carried by German soldiers. | |||
[[File:WZ29-rifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabinek wz.1929 Mauser - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[File:HitlerRiseofEvil-Karabinek1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]] | |||
==Mauser Model 1903/30== | |||
Some German soldiers during the WWI scenes, seem to be armed with [[Mauser Rifle Series#1903 Turkish Mauser|Turkish Mauser 1903/30]] rifles. | |||
[[File:TurkishMauser03-30.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Model 1903/30 - 7.92x57mm]] | |||
[[File:HitlerRiseofEvil-Mauser.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Two soldiers aim their Mausers in the trench. Note the large stripper clip bridges.]] | |||
=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
==Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II== | ==Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II== | ||
A Nazi soldier is seen assassinating an "enemy of the state" with a [[Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II]]. | A Nazi soldier is seen assassinating an "enemy of the state" with a [[Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II]]. | ||
[[ | [[File:mp28.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:Hitlersmg.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A | [[File:Hitlersmg.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A SS soldier performing a driveby against an "enemy of the state" during the "Night of the Long Knives".]] | ||
= | =Machine Guns= | ||
==Vickers | ==ZB-53 (Maxim MG 08 mockup)== | ||
During the 1919 German Revolution, the anti-communist | The Germans in the trenches are seen using a Czechoslovakian [[ZB-53]] which has been modified to look like a historically accurate [[Maxim MG08]]. | ||
[[ | [[File:ZB-53.jpg|thumb|none|400px|ZB-53 / Vz.37 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:Hitlervickersmg.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A truck-mounted Vickers in action during the 1919 "Spartacist | [[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG 08 - 7.92x57mm Mauser; for comparison]] | ||
[[File:Hitlerczmg.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The "MG08" in action. It differs from an actual Maxim by a few key points. The most noticeable is the portruding barrel from the water jacket: It is too high compared to the original which had the barrel portrude from the near bottom of the water jacket. (see above image of original Maxim)]] | |||
==Vickers Mk. I== | |||
During the 1919 German Revolution, the anti-communist ''Freikorps'' used a [[Vickers Mk1]] against the communist "Spartacists" during the "Spartacist Uprising" in 1919. | |||
[[File:VickersMk1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vickers Mark I - .303 British]] | |||
[[File:Hitlervickersmg.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A truck-mounted Vickers in action during the 1919 "Spartacist Uprising".]] | |||
[[Category:Biographical Movie]] | [[Category:Biographical Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Drama]] | [[Category:Drama]] | ||
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[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
[[Category:Canadian Produced/Filmed]] | |||
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Hitler: The Rise of Evil is a 2003 Canadian historical drama that focuses on Adolf Hitler's early life, war career, and his rise to power. The series originally aired in two parts and stars Robert Carlyle as Adolf Hitler. The cast also includes Stockard Channing, Julianna Margulies, Peter O'Toole, Peter Stormare, Thomas Sangster, Matthew Modine and Liev Schreiber. This miniseries was directed by Christian Duguay and produced by John Ryan, Ed Gernon, and Peter Sussman of the (now defunct) Alliance Atlantis company.
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The following weapons were used in the film Hitler: The Rise of Evil:
Handguns
Pistols are frequently shown and used, including by Hitler himself.
Luger P08
Luger P08 Pistols are used by various characters.
Mauser C96
Ernst Röhm (Peter Stormare) is seen using a Mauser C96 during the 1919 troubles.
Frommer Stop
During the post-war years, Hitler is seen carrying a Frommer Stop pistol.
CZ 27
During the "Night of the Long Knives", Hitler arrests Ernest Röhm (Peter Stormare) personally and he brandishes a CZ 27 for the job.
Rifles
Mauser Gewehr 1898
Hitler and other soldiers are seen carrying the Mauser Gewehr 1898 during his WWI service.
Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98k rifle is seen in several scenes. German soldiers (including Hitler himself), and later the SS, are seen with this weapon. This is anachronistic as this rifle did not become active until June 1935. The Karabiner 98k may be standing in for the Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine in the World War I scenes.
Karabinek wz. 1929
What appears to be Polish Karabinek wz. 1929 rifles are also carried by German soldiers.
Mauser Model 1903/30
Some German soldiers during the WWI scenes, seem to be armed with Turkish Mauser 1903/30 rifles.
Submachine Guns
Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II
A Nazi soldier is seen assassinating an "enemy of the state" with a Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II.
Machine Guns
ZB-53 (Maxim MG 08 mockup)
The Germans in the trenches are seen using a Czechoslovakian ZB-53 which has been modified to look like a historically accurate Maxim MG08.
Vickers Mk. I
During the 1919 German Revolution, the anti-communist Freikorps used a Vickers Mk1 against the communist "Spartacists" during the "Spartacist Uprising" in 1919.
