A dictatorship recalled by the people around it
Dictator: The Hitler Interviews builds its account of Adolf Hitler through recorded testimony from people who met and knew him. The contributors range from former classmates to political associates and people close to him during the war. Their recollections provide the series’ central material, bringing the surrounding circle into an examination of how he acquired and exercised power.
The broadcaster describes interviews held in archives across Europe, Russia, America and elsewhere, including material not broadcast for generations. SBS also identifies later testimony from the last living associates, brought together with earlier recordings. The project therefore draws on interviews made at different times, rather than a single set of contemporary conversations.
