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Anthony Shipman

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Dec 9, 1992, 4:33:14 PM12/9/92
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If this is the 1970's movie where Alec Guiness does a god-AWFUL portrayal of
Hitler, then it is out on video. However, your time would be better spent
watching THE BUNKER, a made-for-TV film in which Anthony Hopkins gives a
MUCH, MUCH superior performance as Hitler.

Anthony

Tei Laine

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Dec 9, 1992, 5:21:02 PM12/9/92
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>Anthony

Does either of these films have something to do with the book
"Die Katakombe - Das Ende in der Reichskanzlei"
or "The Bunker - The last days of Adolf Hitler" (freely
translated from finnish to english) by Uwe Bahnsen and
James P. O'Donnell

I haven't read the book yet, but the beginning of it looked
quite interesting.

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BogusMan

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Dec 10, 1992, 1:56:48 PM12/10/92
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You have no idea what a god-awful performance as Hitler is, until you
watch Richard Basehart <yup, from "Voyage To the bottom Of the Sea>, essay
the role in "Hitler!".
Pretty damn funny if you ask me.
Pax
--Judex--

Robert Church

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Dec 10, 1992, 4:46:53 PM12/10/92
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In article <1992Dec10.1...@news2.cis.umn.edu> don...@manowar.micro.umn.edu (BogusMan) writes:

>You have no idea what a god-awful performance as Hitler is, until you
>watch Richard Basehart <yup, from "Voyage To the bottom Of the Sea>, essay
>the role in "Hitler!".
>Pretty damn funny if you ask me.
>Pax
> --Judex--

But Gypsy liked it!

frank.g.neves

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Dec 11, 1992, 6:30:22 AM12/11/92
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I've seen this one and it is beyond bad. I think that even MST3K's Gypsy
would be embarrassed by the mis-casting.

Frank
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BogusMan

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Dec 11, 1992, 12:38:45 PM12/11/92
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For the uninformed, Gypsy is one of the Robots on "Mystery Science Theatre
3000", and she has a massive crush on Mr. Basehart.

I think she would faint from shock if she ever saw Richard screaming
"You Filthy Slut!" at Eva Braun, in a terrible german accent. Maltin claims
that Basehart brings a freudian interpretaition to the role, but I think
that says more about Maltin than this hilarious film.

TNT showed it a few weeks back on 100% Weird, part of "Weird Nazis" night,
I guess. I thought it was tasteless.
Pax
--Judex--

Otto J. Makela

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Dec 11, 1992, 3:03:41 PM12/11/92
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don...@manowar.micro.umn.edu (BogusMan) writes:

> You have no idea what a god-awful performance as Hitler is, until you
> watch Richard Basehart <yup, from "Voyage To the bottom Of the Sea>, essay
> the role in "Hitler!".

Better or worse than that guy in "The Producers"?

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BogusMan

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Dec 12, 1992, 7:37:50 AM12/12/92
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Definately worse, since LSD <Dick Shawn> was supposed to be terrible. And
he was consistently funny. <"Love Power"!>

Basehart is pretty amusing, but it is kinda slow, and I think he is trying
to be serious. The whole thing is, but like many of these trashy epics,
they educate no one, and do a real disservice to the whole time period,
whitewashing history. But Basehart does get some choice lines.

"You Filthee Sluuuut!"
Pax
--Judex--

Tom Kuchar

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Dec 11, 1992, 9:12:24 AM12/11/92
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In article <1992Dec10.1...@news2.cis.umn.edu> don...@manowar.micro.umn.edu (BogusMan) writes:
>
>You have no idea what a god-awful performance as Hitler is, until you
>watch Richard Basehart <yup, from "Voyage To the bottom Of the Sea>, essay
>the role in "Hitler!".
>Pretty damn funny if you ask me.
>Pax
> --Judex--

Yes, Basehart showed us the warm, sympathetic side of der Fuhrer. He
was just misundertood (`You slut!'). And he does a mean Bogey
impression!

In all fairness to history, the only simularity between Basehart's
portrayal and reality was that there was actually a person named
Hitler who ruled Germany and started a war, other than that...

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Steve Carrobis

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Dec 14, 1992, 8:55:52 AM12/14/92
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you can't compare a bad movie with "The Producers".
now how many shares of the play did you want to buy?

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- Just fools who think they are.
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Al Wesolowsky

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Dec 23, 1992, 4:00:32 PM12/23/92
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In article <1992Dec14....@shearson.com> scar...@shearson.com writes:
>you can't compare a bad movie with "The Producers".
>now how many shares of the play did you want to buy?

"Phase 1 is complete; the play is ours. Now comes Phase 2, the raising of
the money. In the weeks to come you will see very little of me, since Max
Bialystock is about to launch himself into LittleOldLadyLand."

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