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2026 · Comedy · Drama
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TV series / 1991
Selling Hitler
Episode directors
Alastair Reid
In 1981, Gerd Heidemann, a bloodhound reporter for the German magazine Stern, believes he's stumbled onto the greatest literary find of the century: the personal diaries of Adolf Hitler. Shrouded in secrecy, Heidemann and the men of Stern attempt to pull off the greatest scoop in publishing history, blinded by their greed to the fact that the diaries are, in fact, crude forgeries.
The story
In 1981, Gerd Heidemann, a bloodhound reporter for the German magazine Stern, believes he's stumbled onto the greatest literary find of the century: the personal diaries of Adolf Hitler. Shrouded in secrecy, Heidemann and the men of Stern attempt to pull off the greatest scoop in publishing history, blinded by their greed to the fact that the diaries are, in fact, crude forgeries.
The seasons
Season 1
Miniseries
Season details
In 1981, Gerd Heidemann, a bloodhound reporter for the German magazine Stern, believes he's stumbled onto the greatest literary find of the century: the personal diaries of Adolf Hitler. Shrouded in secrecy, Heidemann and the men of Stern attempt to pull off the greatest scoop in publishing history, blinded by their greed to the fact that the diaries are, in fact, crude forgeries.
Cast
Jonathan PryceGerd Heidemann
Alexei SayleKonrad 'Conny' Fischer
Alison DoodyGina Heidemann
Julie T. WallaceEdith Lieblang
Richard WilsonHenri Nannen
Olivier PierrePeter Koch
Philip FoxLeo Pesch
Peter CapaldiThomas Walde
Tom BakerManfred Fischer
Frederick JaegerFritz Stiefel
Elizabeth SpenderValkyrie · Marlene
Roger Lloyd PackDavid Irving
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John PaulKarl Wolff
Alison SteadmanEdda Goering
Janet CrawfordMrs Stiefel
Michael LeesHans Bauer
Ralph MichaelWilhelm Mohnke
James AubreyCongo Randy
Roger KempBoatman
Hugh MunroParty Guest
Eric MasonParty Guest
John ShrapnelGerd Schülte-Hillen
Hugh SimonPeter Kuehsel
Thomas WheatleyJan Hensmann
Hugh FutcherSidney Mayer
Philip BowenWilfried Sorge
John BoswallAugust Priesack
Elaine CollinsMaria Modritsch
Rosemary AllenValkyrie
Conor ChamberlainValkyrie
Caroline StrongValkyrie
Annette LyntonValkyrie
Zannah LeaValkyrie
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