Hitler s madman is a 1943 film directed by douglas sirk. He made his acting debut in camille in a new orleans theatre in 1925. Story of the assassination of reinhard heydrich, nazi ss commander, by czech partisans and the reprisals inflicted by the nazis on the czechs. Hitlers madman 1943 cast and crew the nazi heinrich himmler condemns the czech village lidice after partisans kill the nazi reinhard heydrich john carradine. War propaganda at its highest as the czech people stick together to assassinate nazi richard heydrich john carradine. Douglas sirk, patricia morrison, john carradine, alan curtis. It comes across as almost a noir horror and look out for a few scenes that seem to have influenced tobe hoopers texas chainsaw massacre. Having just realized on camera that he needs to kill partisans before they resist, reich protector heydrich john carradine, the title character visits a professor tully marshall and class, in hitlers madman, 1943.
Creatures of the prehistoric planet, creatures of the red planet, space mission to the lost planet, vampire men. The most famous phrases, film quotes and movie lines by john carradine. With patricia morison, john carradine, alan curtis, howard freeman. The film depicts heydrich being shot with an american made machine gun. Lets take a moment to praise john carradines performance as reinhardt heydrich. But the context in this wartime propaganda movie is serious it commemorates the nazi murder of an. Nov 15, 2010 i agree with tom that this is a pretty entertaining and wellacted movie certainly as far as carradine s sneering heydrich is concerned. John carradine was born on february 5, 1906 in new york, new york. He played a nazi general in hitlers madman 1943, the writer bret harte in. Hitlers madman subtitles 4 subtitles download movie and. Apr 04, 2017 hitler s madman is a 1943 world war ii film about the assassination of nazi reinhard heydrich and the lidice massacre revenge taken by the germans. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Hitlers madman is a 1943 world war ii film about the assassination of nazi reinhard heydrich and the lidice massacre revenge taken by the germans. John carradine is excellent as heydrich, portraying him as coldblooded rather than a maniac as the title implies.
The real center of interest in hitlers madman is the actor playing reinhard heydrich. John carradines most noted role to date was the labor organizer casey in john fords the grapes of wrath. Hitlers madman is based on an alltooreal wartime atrocity. Then there s the best film on the box in my opinion. With walter stocker, audrey caire, carlos rivas, john holland. Hitler s madman 1943 john carradine as reinhardt heydrich. In 1942, having received training from british forces, czech freedom fighter karel vavra alan curtis parachuted back into his homeland with one objective. Hes known as one of the biggest villains in world history, and hes also hated all over the world. The men are herded into a churchyard where they sing defiantly as they are. Hitlers madman 1943 06101943 us drama, war 1h 24m user score. Dean stockwells character was the traditional cursed figure. The gestapo selects the czech village of lidice for annihilation.
Carradine has ice water running through his veins, visiting a university teaching intellectualism intellect. My lecture today is on the phenominom of pressure as conceived by the philosophers of the seventeenth century. It was i who first discovered how to make a man impotent by hiding his hat. Sirk felt that the actors dry, theatrical quality perfectly suited his character carradine was heydrich and whatever the accuracy, hes strikingly effective. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Visit brians drivein theater for photos, biography and filmography information, and dvd and memorabilia sources for actor john carradine.
Then theres the best film on the box in my opinion. Possibly it seems even betterfresher watching it today than when first released, when it had already been preceded by a slew of other lowbudget antinazi movies, as a couple of critics complained at the time. They kill all the male villagers, throw the women and children into. Hitlers madman was released five months later, and though its definitely lowbudget, its a polished little gem, thanks in large part to the efforts of nebenzal, sirk, schufftan, and john carradine. Hitlers brain is saved by nazi madmen, and is giving orders on a small tropical island. Movie info hitlers madman is based on an alltooreal wartime atrocity. Douglas sirk all that heaven allows makes his american directorial debut in this powerful wartime thriller starring john carradine, alan curtis and patricia morison. Douglas sirks first american film is a powerful tale of the czech resistance in wwii, with john carradine as the vicious nazi commander. Este cel mai cunoscut pentru rolurile sale in filme horror, western. Famed horror actor john carradine livened many science fiction and horror films throughout his lengthy career. Lidice, reindard heydrich, war crimes, patricia morison, john carradine, alan curtis, howard freeman. Hitler s madman is a 1943 world war ii film about the assassination of nazi reinhard heydrich and the lidice massacre revenge taken by the germans. Hitler s madman 1943 cast and crew the nazi heinrich himmler condemns the czech village lidice after partisans kill the nazi reinhard heydrich john carradine. John carradine portrays heydrich, the vicious ss officer put in charge of nazioccupied czechoslovakia.
Unlike his hammy mad doctor roles, carradine gives a restrained portrayal of pure evil. Dean stockwell s character was the traditional cursed figure. Patricia morison and featured john carradine as reinhard heydrich. Hitler s madman, dvd, manufactured on demand, full frame, ntsc format, warworld war ii, 888574353971. Horror pictures picture collection mad men einstein. We look back at cinemas attempt to fathom heydrichs terrible life and legacy. It starred patricia morison and featured john carradine as reinhard heydrich. See more ideas about john carradine, legends of horror and frankenstein film. The embalmer is a stark, sparse, slasher type of film taking place in venice. Ray proscia as reinhard heydrich in the man in the high castle. It comes across as almost a noir horror and look out for a few scenes that seem to have influenced tobe hooper s texas chainsaw massacre. Hitlers madman is a 1943 film directed by douglas sirk. Hitler s madman is based on an alltooreal wartime atrocity.
Hitler s madman 1943 the nazi heinrich himmler condemns the czech village lidice after partisans kill the nazi reinhard heydrich john carradine. Hitlers madman is a 1943 world war ii film about the assassination of. Notorious as both douglas sirks american directorial debut, and perhaps the best film to come out of poverty rows producers releasing corporation prc, hitlers madman has, unfortunately, not held up very well. Sometimes john carradine was creditied as john peter richmond or peter richmond. The picture was produced by seymour nebenzal for prc and angelus pictures, inc. Why is hitler made to look like a mad man in most of the. Parachuting near the occupied village of lidice, czech soldier karel vavra curtis recruits saboteurs in the fight against the nazis. Hitlers madman manufactured on demand, full frame, ntsc. Television appearances and television movies are not included. To make him seem less human and relatable, even by a bit. Independently produced by german expatriates and powered by sirks distinctive visual style, hitlers madman is one of the rare outside films acquired by mgm, a superior bmovie that captures the harrowing events that took place in lidice on june 10, 1942. Carradine continued in mostly lowercase supporting roles for directors who liked him, while picking up small change assignments from the smaller. Hitlers madman 1943 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
A paratrooper landing near a german occupied town tries to recruit saboteurs to take out the nazis, but the nazi commander in control of the town goes into a rage when his authority is challenged. I agree with tom that this is a pretty entertaining and wellacted movie certainly as far as carradines sneering heydrich is concerned. John carradine portrays heydrich, the vicious ss officer put in charge of nazioccupied. His ideologies are banned and his life studied, so. C7, c56 edge trimmed this is an authentic theatrical movie poster intended for display in theatres. He attended christ church school and graphic art school, studying sculpture, and afterward roamed the south selling sketches. Functioning largely as wartime propaganda, it does. John carradine, the son of a reporterartist and a surgeon, grew up in poughkeepsie, new york. John carradine is excellent as heydrich, portraying him as coldblooded rather than a. Media in category hitlers madman the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Carradine studied art, and as a young man he supported himself by selling. He was especially known for his work in john fords films and in lowbudget horror. John carradine is the father of actors david carradine and keith carradine.
Revenge of the zombies is a 1943 horror film directed by steve sekely, starring john carradine and gale storm. Heydrich is killed by the czech underground, prompting the nazis to plan a horrible retaliation. Hitlers madman, dvd, manufactured on demand, full frame, ntsc format, warworld war ii, 888574353971. On november 27, 1988 john carradine passed away in milan, italy from natural casues. Hitlers madman 1943 the nazi heinrich himmler condemns the czech village lidice after partisans kill the nazi reinhard heydrich john carradine.
The first was hitlers madman 1943, an effective lowbudget thriller about gestapo commander reinhard heydrich played by john carradine that was distributed by metro goldwyn mayer. Hitler s madman, a wwii propaganda film, had a complex origin story. Overview of hitlers madman, 1943, directed by douglas sirk, with patricia morison, john carradine, alan curtis, at turner classic movies. Patricia morrison, john carradine, alan curtis, ralph morgan, ludwig stossel director. Visit brian s drivein theater for photos, biography and filmography information, and dvd and memorabilia sources for actor john carradine. It is a dramatization of the events surrounding the real life assassination of reinhard heydrich in prague, czechoslovakia in 1942, and the retaliatory massacre of the entire village of lidice, which cost 0 lives.
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