Season 2 • Episode 4
LatestOn the 17th of August 1987, news of the suicide of Rudolf Hess, spreads across the world. Allegedly the 93 year old hanged himself in the Spandau prison for Nazi War-Criminals, near Berlin, but his death is as strange as his life had been.
Little-known events that played a large role in determining the outcome of World War II are revealed in this documentary series.
Writing
Declassified docs woven into gripping narrative
Direction
Halmburger's restrained, let-the-evidence-burn approach
Acting
Corduner's narration: velvet over broken glass
Creator
Oliver Halmburger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sönke Neitzel's research method involved secretly recording POW conversations — the documentary uses original transcripts never before televised.
The series sparked minor controversy in Germany for featuring Richard Evans, whose testimony in David Irving's libel trial became a flashpoint for Holocaust denial debates.
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