Hitler: The Rise of Evil Page #10

I only care if the ink smears.

Thank you so much.

- Did he sign the contract?

- Yes.

But Fritz, this man prints the Nazi papers.

This is the last place you want to publish.

On the contrary, Sepp.

This is the one press

Hitler can't afford to destroy.

Him.

Why the gloomy faces?

30% of the country voted for me.

That's a far cry from

40 people in a beer hall.

But we didn't win, my Fhrer.

Perhaps we need to rethink our strategy.

If we don't deliver on our promises,

our constituents will look

elsewhere for a leader.

I wouldn't worry about that.

All the right-wing factions

are now backing us.

Hindenburg has no choice

but to offer me Chancellor.

With all due respect, my Fhrer,

you and Hindenburg

don't exactly see eye to eye.

The Chancellorship is

the second most powerful

position in the land, why

would he offer it to you?

Because of the trouble

I can cause if he doesn't.

You wanted to see me, Adolf?

Would you excuse us for a moment please,

gentlemen?

Please sit down.

Now it's very important

that you don't speak.

Not a word.

I just want you to listen. Understand?

I've heard some rather disturbing

news about you.

Really?

Shhht!

Not a word.

Rumour has it I'm to be

used as target practice.

Really?

Shut up!

Let me finish, please.

Over the years,

the SA has become rather stubborn.

As you know, I'm having

a terrible time trying to

steer them away from the

concept of revolution.

They have to be lockstep behind us.

They're too rebellious.

So...

.. as of this moment, I'm handling

the entire problem over to you.

Call it a kind of test.

If you succeed, then perhaps I can

forget about this whole nasty business.

Clear?

Thanks for stopping by.

And, Ernst...

please don't try this again.

The challenge facing any new Chancellor

is how to deal with the National Socialists.

If they paralyse the Reichstag again,

which they do whenever they

don't get what they want,

we'll be forced to hold another election,

a fourth this year.

Chancellorship is a thankless job,

Your Excellency.

- I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

- I know, Papen, I know.

Door!

Look..., I've dedicated

my life to this country

and I intend to leave

it in capable hands,

so I've asked General von Schleicher here

to be my new Chancellor.

Congratulations, General.

He has turned me down.

He has, instead, suggested you,

Franz von Papen,

to be the new head of this government.

You're conservative, Catholic...

Your Excellency, President Hindenburg,

I... I'm not...

Good, that's settled, then. Now...

Let's begin with the largest threat

to our democracy, Herr Hitler.

Any suggestions?

Might I suggest we put him in a position

where we can control him?

What position did you have in mind?

Vice-Chancellor?

You must be joking.

Not at all. The Vice-Chancellorship is the

third most-powerful position in Germany.

My party's popularity demands

a great deal more than third place!

What precisely are you asking for, sir?

I want the Chancellorship, sir.

Oh...

That's my job.

I wouldn't laugh, General.

Perhaps I'll take your job, as well.

Herr Reich President, surely you can see

I'm a force to be reckoned with?

The sooner you appoint me Chancellor,

- approve my cabinet...

- I will never appoint you Chancellor!

How dare you presume, sir?

You're nothing but a Bohemian corporal!

If I made you head of this government,

how would I answer to God?

And how will you answer

to Germany if you don't?

Good day, sir.

Stupid old fool.

I don't care what he says to God,

I only hope it's soon and in person.

Get me Rhm.

I'll show Hindenburg

what answering to God looks like.

Next on the Reichstag agenda.

I propose a bill

regarding the allocation of monies.

Gentlemen, we're leaving.

By leaving, you will cause the dissolution

of this elected body

and once again, by law,

force a new election. Stop them.

230 seats.

We're the largest party in the Reichstag.

We are blessed by the providence of history.

Heil Hitler!

How dare he demand the Chancellorship again!

I don't care how many

seats Hitler holds,

he will never be Chancellor

as long as I am alive.

The most he could be

is my postmaster general.

He could lick my behind

when he puts on the stamps!

May I make a suggestion,

Herr Vice President?

After your last suggestion,

the Nazis took over the Reichstag!

They're getting stronger all the time.

Stronger and stronger.

They're making a mockery of our government.

Of us, gentlemen, of us.

- I have an alternative,

Herr Reich President.

Gregor Strasser is

Hitler's second-in-command.

He's very well-liked in the Party.

I'm sure he would be more than willing

to accept the Vice Chancellorship.

- You have spoken to him?

- Yes. He hates Hitler.

This would divide the National Socialists

and neutralise the Party.

The one thing I do not want, gentlemen,

is for my presidency to end in anarchy.

Sorry, Papen,

but I think. General von Schleicher

needs to try his luck at the Chancellorship.

Herr Reich President, please.

It's clear to me

he had his eye on this position all along.

He only used me to flush out the enemy.

Give me one more chance, sir.

General, I hereby appoint

you Reich Chancellor.

Good luck.

The Party is much more than you.

You say that yourself.

As Vice Chancellor,

block the Communists,

increase our popularity.

And how would you deal with traitors?

I'm not a traitor, my Fhrer.

Traitors are defined, Strasser, not by

themselves, but by the people they betray.

You will refuse Schleicher's offer

and you will resign your Party position,

effective immediately.

Herr Graf!

Show this man out.

Oh, my God.

I should be back by nine.

Make sure Egon is fed and put to bed.

You know, Helene, we haven't had

a meal together for days.

I'm starting to think, you're more involved

in party politics than I am.

Do you find this amusing, Frieda?

I do not, Frau Hanfstaengl.

I was only reading the paper.

Something amusing in the papers?

That's news.

Listen to this.

According to his own racial profiling,

Hitler's nose is the same

nose as that of Attila the Hun,

a foreign invader if there ever was one.

How dare you bring this into my house?

It's Jewish propaganda,

and should be burned.

I'm sorry, ma'am.

But I don't think you have any right

to tell me what I can and what I can't read.

I'll speak to you in the morning.

Argh!

Adi...

Get me Hess.

Look. at my new skirt. You like it?

I bought it today.

What... what...

Kiss me, kiss me, yeah, kiss me.

Oh...

Shhh...

Ah!

Set up a meeting with Von Papen.

Look, there is no doubt that Hindenburg

made the greatest mistake of his life.

appointing Schleicher Chancellor.

They both publicly humiliated you.

This is your chance to get even,

gain that power back..

He'll never appoint me Chancellor again.

I don't know why...

But he would appoint you Vice Chancellor,

under me.

That's the point.

The cabinet would be reliably conservative.

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