The American Führer

The American Führer

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  • Cast
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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 13, 2022

Runtime

0h 44m

Genres

Documentary, TV Movie

Original Title

The American Führer

Production Companies

TANGRAM, NDR, BR

Director

Annette Baumeister

Description

The story of the fascist conman Fritz Julius Kuhn is as unknown as it is terrifying: Kuhn is a German immigrant who pretends to be Hitler’s deputy in the USA during the 1930s. He is at the top of the German-American Bund, a fascist organization of Americans of German origin. The followers of this association march in goose-step with swastika flags and in Nazi-uniforms thru New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles. They gather in thousands in stadiums and sing the Horst-Wessel-song.