Im toten winkel hitlers sekretarin is a 2002 austrian documentary directed by andre heller and othmar schmiderer. Hitlers secretary, remembers the most evil man of the 20th century as a good boss, friendly and paternal, nothing like the inflammatory rhetorician of his speeches. Junge, 81 at the time of the interview, discusses her relationship with. Hitlers secretary records junge as she wrestles with her recollections of adolf hitler, confronting her anger and remorse over serving a man she now sees as evil, and dredging up. She saw hitler in his everyday life, right up until his final days, and she witnessed, firsthand, the collapse of the nazi regime. Hitlers secretary she was in the bunker with youknowwho and cant forgive herself. As fate would have it, junge died only a few hours after blind spot received its premier at the berlin film festival in february, 2002. This documentary presents 90 minutes of interview footage with traudl junge 19202002, who from 1942 to 1945 was one of three personal secretaries of adolph hitler, whom she describes as a \pleasant boss and fatherly friend\. Hitlers secretary, a documentary by andre heller and othmar. She worked for him at the wolfsschanze in obersalzberg, on his private train and, finally, in his bunker in the besieged capital. Her name was traudl junge, and at age 22 all her worldly concerns came down to basic security, especially as germany came under the rule of a regime that sought to. Hitlers secretary records junge as she wrestles with her recollections of adolf hitler, confronting her anger and remorse over. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing blind spot.
This documentary presents 90 minutes of interview footage edited down from more than ten hours with traudl junge 19202002, who from 194. As thenazi regime teetered on destruction and hitler plunged further into madness, junge witnessed everything up to the final chaotic days in the bunker. For 90 minutes, the camera idles at neutral middle. Hitlers secretary 2002 this documentary offers an extended conversation with traudl junge, who worked as adolf hitlers personal secretary from 1942 until the end of world war ii. This documentary presents 90 minutes of interview footage edited down from more than ten hours with traudl junge 19202002, who from 1942 to 1945 was one of three personal secretaries of adolf hitler, whom she describes as a pleasant boss and fatherly friend. Hitler s secretary was shown as part of last years new york film festival. At 81 years old, hitlers private secretary opens up to discuss her unique experiences with national socialism. Hitlers secretary movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at.
Traudl junge hitlers last secretary world war 2 diaries. Traudl junge was adolf hitler s private secretary, from autumn 1942 until the collapse of the nazi regime. Schmiderer, is the first published account of traudl humps junges. Hitlers secretary, which is widely available on dvd. After typing out hitlers will, she remained in the berlin fuhrerbunker until his death. From autumn 1942 to the final collapse of the nazi regime frau junge was hitlers private secretary. Blind spot is a 90minute interview of traudl junge, the last personal secretary of the third reich dictator adolf hitler. Start by selecting add to favorites on the info screen of any show, movie or team. Whats the story this documentary presents 90 minutes of interview footage edited down from more than ten hours with traudl junge 19202002, who from 1942 to 1945 was one of three personal secretaries of adolf hitler, whom she describes as. Mar 22, 2002 traudl junge was adolf hitler s private secretary, from autumn 1942 until the collapse of the nazi regime.
Hitlers secretary is a featurelength interview with 81yearold austrian traudl junge, who served as hitlers personal secretary from 1942 to 1945, when she was in her early twenties. The movie is fascinating, not for what frau junge describes, in an incredible display of total recall, but with what the viewer tries to discern between the lines of her interview. This is a very dry documentary as it is just a talking head, it is about one of hitler s secretaries talking about her experience with him in the last days in the bunker. Hitlers secretary online or on the fios mobile app. Following her arrest and imprisonment in june 1945, both the soviet and the u. Her experience is also told in movie format, in the downfall. You might feel sympathy, you might feel hatred, but at least youll feel something and the movie will make you think. As the nazi regime teetered on destruction and hitler plunged further into madness, junge witnessed everything up to the final chaotic days in the bunker.
The film continues showing hitler bruno ganz hiring junge alexandra maria lara as his secretary at the wolfs lair in east prussia in november 1942. Im toten winkel hitlers sekretarin titled blind spot. In this haunting documentary, 81yearold traudl junge faces the truth. Urged to tell her story by her friend, austrian author melissa muller, junge agreed to make a documentary with andre heller, an austrian director and artist with jewish family members who died in nazi death camps. This is a very dry documentary as it is just a talking head, it is about one of hitlers secretaries talking about her experience with him in the last days in the bunker. Hitlers secretary 2002 in the winter of 1942, a young impressionable face came into the inner sphere of adolf hitler with simple aspirations of steady employment.
The film begins with an excerpt from the documentary blind spot. Hitlers secretary stars traudl junge the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of 79 out of 100 on metacritic, which put together. Hitlers secretary, a documentary that amounts to a series of interviews with traudl junge, hitlers. Hitlers secretary in english is a 2002 austrian documentary directed by andre heller and othmar. Jan 24, 2003 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing blind spot. Completed just months before traudl junges death,blind spot. S secretary is a riveting personal history which demands to be seen by all. That 81yearold woman, though, is traudl junge, and the full title of the documentary is blind spot. Its a movie impossible to judge on any level of merit other than as straight information. Aptn interview with hitlers guard on anniversary of berlin fall. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Hitlers secretary, a documentary film directed by andre heller and othmar.
With no archival war footage, we seen nothing excpet her face and hands. Hitlers secretary as hitler s private secretary from late 1942 until his suicide at the end of the war, frau junge provides a unique insight into the fuhrer s private life by william. Hitlers secretary 2002 starring traudl junge on dvd and bluray. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. Jan 24, 2003 watch the movie trailer for blind spot. Jan 24, 2003 the adage that no man is a hero to his valet gets put to the test in the fascinating barebones documentary blind spot.
Because his popularity is difficult to imagine now, it is chilling to watch blind spot. After the war, junge was denazified by allied forces as part of. Hitlers secretary is a 95minutelong documentary of traudl junge, one of four women who worked in adolf hitlers office, and who was there when hitler and eva braun committed suicide, simply telling her story to the camera. The adage that no man is a hero to his valet gets put to the test in the fascinating barebones documentary blind spot. Hitlers secretary was shown as part of last years new york film festival. Traudl junge was adolf hitlers private secretary, from autumn 1942 until the collapse of the nazi regime. Blind spot hitlers secretary, despite being the most plain looking of films, is an interesting look at a paradoxical character. In the film, she is interviewed by austrian artist andre heller, who persuaded junge to finally talk publicly about her experiences after over 50 years of silence. Traudl junge, andre heller, othmar schmiderer, danny krausz, kurt stocker, dor film produktions gmbh, andre heller, othmar schmiderer.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. In 1942, traudl junge was an apolitical22yearold chosen from a clerical pool to work as. Traudl junge, andre heller, othmar schmiderer, danny krausz, kurt stocker, dor film produktions gmbh, andre. If one is looking for a true horror story in which the monster is all too humanly glimpsed, a much better choice is blind spot. Hitler s secretary 2002, featuring the real traudl junge expressing her guilt and shame for admiring hitler in her youth. The film captures the recollections and reflections of traudl junge, adolf hitlers private secretary from 1942 until his suicide in 1945. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. Hitlers secretary is a 90 minute, straightforward, no special effects, plain interview with traudl junge, the secretary of adolph hitler. This documentary offers an extended conversation with traudl junge, who worked as adolf hitlers personal secretary from 1942 until the end of world war ii. Our total collapse, the refugees, the suffering of course i held hitler responsible for that. Blind spot occupies that sentiment, and lacks all indications of cinematic sensation. In the documentary production blind spot 81yearold traudl junge describes on camera for the first time an absolutely extraordinary aspect of her life. Hitler s secretary records junge as she wrestles with her recollections of adolf hitler, confronting her anger and remorse over serving a man she now sees as evil, and dredging up. At 81 years old, hitler s private secretary opens up to discuss her unique experiences with national socialism.