Hitler's Madman

Hitler's Madman

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NR 1943 · 84 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama, War

In 1942, a young paratrooper in the RAF returns to Czechoslovakia to encourage his fellow countrymen to sabotage the German war effort.

Directed by Douglas Sirk · Written by Peretz Hirschbein

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