Hitler: The Rise of Evil Page #5

Fine. I won't stop him.

In fact...

...I should be his partner.

But you have fundamental areas

of disagreement. You both wish to lead.

Lead?

I have no ambition to lead.

So long as Kahr keeps us a place

in his government, that's all we want.

A little... little piece

of the cake, as it were.

You know...

you know we could use a man like you.

You could perhaps...

write... for us.

On behalf of the

Nationalist Socialist Party.

Yes.

But I don't write propaganda.

Who said anything about propaganda?

I'm talking about the truth.

Look around you.

Immigrants, Jews.

Stealing everything we work for.

The German Jews? Any party that comes

to power will surely guarantee that...

We're talking about Jews here!

They're not citizens.

They have no rights.

You are supposed to be a Nationalist.

You should know better.

I will never compromise on the Jews.

Never.

He's insane.

A complete psychotic.

He may be a compelling

speaker on stage but...

...in person I could see into his eyes

and what I saw was...

...terrifying.

And I intend to shut him down.

With all due respect, Commissar Von Kahr...

you need to handle him with care.

Don't worry, I will.

I know how to deal with Adolf Hitler.

There were over 40 political

murders last weekend.

Reds killing SA. SA killing Reds.

General Von Lossow and Colonel Seisser here

are very concerned, as am I.

Well, if my party had a voice

in your government,

perhaps we might find less violent ways

of expressing ourselves.

Which is exactly what I'm

prepared to offer you.

In... a few weeks'

time, General Von Lossow

and Colonel Seisser

intend to march on Berlin.

A putsch to bring the national

government under our control.

Would you like to be

part of that putsch?

Yes, of course.

Then you must be very quiet.

You can speak...

give the impression of business as usual.

But you must also promise me...

...if you wish to play

any part in our government,

there will be no more violence.

Berlin mustn't believe we have

designs against them.

You have my full support.

Just keep your men quiet.

I can't do that.

Of course you can.

You're the leader, they listen to you.

I pay them to listen to you.

It's not a question about money,

it's the principle.

If there's a Red anywhere near,

there's going to be a fight.

Look... I don't care how you do this...

...just keep them quiet.

He won't listen. We have to find some

other way, some kind of figurehead.

Make it tighter.

So, how is your father, Hess?

Very well, General Ludendorff,

he sends his best.

Who is this?

May I present Herr Hitler,

to you, sir?

I believe you've met before

at one of Captain Gring's soirees.

Oh, yes. Er, what can I do for you?

No, no, that's too tight. Let it out.

Your Excellency is the...

our... heroic leader of the Nationalist

Right, while I'm but its spokesman.

No, more, more, I can't breathe.

I was wondering if I could perhaps

discuss a little plan I have,

we're confident of gaining

Your Excellency's support.

Support? For what?

We're planning a transference of power.

Bavarian Commissar Von Kahr

has seen the wisdom

of joining the National Socialists

for a march on Berlin.

Well... good for you.

Those idiots at the Reichstag haven't

learned their lesson, so... kick them out.

We need true Germans running this

country again, like we had with Bismarck...

I knew him, you know. Hm.

My God, what a man.

So... what's your plan?

And can you carry this off?

I won't be made a fool of, you know.

Your Excellency,

we are confident of our success.

By the way, I'm speaking

next week... at the Circus Krone.

I would be honoured

if you would be my guest.

For many years, my friends,

I was like a prisoner -

blindfolded, fending off

flaws from every directions.

What had I done

to deserve this treatment?

I did not even know

who my enemy was.

An innocent victim of greed

and of hatred and of cunning!

In recent years

we have all suffered like this.

Germany more than any of us.

Yet there is no need

to live in darkness.

The turning point in my life was when

the blindfold was ripped from my eyes.

And I could see my enemy.

Our enemy - the Jew!

We recognise him.

Nobody leaves. No-one.

We see how his filth and his greed have

staggered the heart of this great country.

We must crush this vermin!

We must wipe this plague

from our nation!

What we say tonight

will soon be forgotten.

What we do will live on

for a thousand, thousand years!

What's the matter?

Lossow has said we have to wait

two more weeks before they take action.

Seisser was in Berlin.

Some important meeting.

Kahr wouldn't see me.

But in two days he intends to address

all the right-wing political factions

at one of their beer halls.

All of them, that is, except you.

He's outfoxed you, lad.

He clearly intends to form a coalition

with all of your competitors

and create a new government

without you.

He brought you into this

simply to keep you quiet.

We'll move without them, then.

We'll seize Munich.

We'll march on Berlin.

The people are with us.

Listen to them.

Gentlemen, our time has come.

I'll confront Kahr here.

Rhm and his men wait here.

We surround the barracks...

then attack...

Once the situation is secure,

I'll telephone Rhm here at the beer hall.

Half of my men will cut the lines

at the telephone exchange.

The rest of us will secure

the military barracks.

No information in or out of Munich

unless I say so.

Gentlemen...

...I know this is often

said and deeply felt...

...but none more deeply than tonight -

may God and the people

of Germany be with us.

We're brothers, you and I.

Together we will make history.

Your papers, please.

I couldn't sleep last night worrying

about this speech. His popularity's rising.

- If people don't hear the truth...

- Don't worry. They will.

Tonight we unify the other parties

and put an end to Adolf Hitler.

The circus rules

And I'm the lion tamer

An all-or-nothing savage autocrat

I crack my whip

The king of all the jungle

Just starts to purr

Like he's my pussycat

But smell the stench

You can't escape the jungle

And though at peace

The animals still roar

Those darling beasts

They long to slay each other

Only my whip

Keeps them from going to war

They throw an attack...

Gentlemen, history has brought us

to the edge of chaos...

.. and now we have a choice.

Men act like beasts

Beasts act like men

They both need training now and then

Or we can, with courage

and faith, leap...

What's that drumming?

What's coming?

The national revolution has begun.

The building is surrounded.

No-one may leave.

Any trouble, you will be shot.

Inside.

Inside!

Stay calm.

Remain in your places.

We have the building surrounded.

Get me Ludendorff.

Sorry to surprise you like this,

but then you're no stranger

to intrigue, are you?

I am forming a provisional

Reich government.

I will be in charge of the police,

General Ludendorff will be in charge

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