Hitler: The Rise of Evil Page #8

Quickly.

Faster.

Faster, faster.

Faster.

Yes.

Stop!

- I'm freezing, Uncle.

- Shh!

Don't say... anything.

Geli!

Don't... move.

Through so-called

"assimilation", the Jew

defiles our inexperienced

young blonde girls

and thereby destroys something

given to the earth by God's good grace.

Paranoid ramblings,

Fritz. Paranoid ramblings.

Nobody takes him seriously any more.

Case in point, you keep writing about him,

but nobody is buying our newspapers.

He is yesterday's news.

People do not care any more.

We must make them care.

Do you know, according to him,

the Jews have a plan for world domination

and that we must act ruthlessly.

- He's preaching war!

- Well now, that's ridiculous.

There are over half

a million Jews in this

country in every walk

of life and profession.

Some of our most successful

citizens are Jewish.

How can he possibly

wage war against them?

- Read the book... See for yourself.

- I have done!

Now, you listen to me.

You cannot continue to give front-page

coverage to a man whose book sold what?

5,000 copies?

Now, as your friend, I

appreciate your passion,

but as your publisher I must warn you,

you are losing us money.

Now, you have a decision to make, Fritz.

Do you wish to continue

to write for this paper?

You know I do.

Then we have an understanding.

No more Hitler.

- When are you coming back?

- How can I possibly return to Munich?

I don't mean to Munich, I mean to the Party.

The longer you wait, the harder

it's going to be to come back.

There's dissension in Munich and already

there's a stronger presence up in the north.

Ah. Herr Strasser.

Yes, Strasser, but also this young

man is grooming.

A very powerful speaker who is demanding

the party divorce itself entirely from you.

What's his name?

Joseph Goebbels.

Are you in or out of politics?

I need to know.

I'll tell you what I need.

Someone I can trust.

I'm not surprised we lost.

We are running a political party

without strong leadership.

Call a meeting in Munich.

I want all the party leaders in attendance

in three days.

Three days?

My Fhrer, I don't think

the leaders in the north

will have enough time to organise...

You're right, you're

right. Make that two days.

Angela, pack up your daughter's luggage.

Geli's off to the city.

It's unfortunate...

but if my defeat forced

the party to call you

out of retirement, it

was certainly worth it.

Together, you and I

will re-unite our shattered army.

I beg your pardon.

You should beg everyone's pardon.

We're in this mess because of you.

We lost the putsch because you were late.

You released Von Kahr

so he could call in the government troops.

And now this ineffective, not to say,

laughable campaign.

I have never been spoken to like this

in my whole life.

Perhaps if you had, you wouldn't have

turned that to be such an embarrassment!

Stop the car.

Stop the car! Stop the car!

So, you won't be joining us for the

reunification? How very unfortunate.

Ah, Gregor Strasser.

How good to see you.

I'm glad Berlin could spare you

on such short notice.

Did you know, your agitation

almost cost me my parole?

It wasn't meant to, my Fhrer.

Of course not.

Have you met my niece?

The famous Geli.

This must be Herr Goebbels...

the young man who so desperately

wants me out of the Party.

Take care of her, Hess.

I had hoped the reports of your bickering

had been exaggerated.

Sit, sit.

Where's Ludendorff?

He's feeling unwell.

But I'm glad the rest of you could come.

The purpose of this meeting, gentlemen,

is to solidify the party under me.

I expect your full support.

We must enter government by legal means.

then we can take it apart.

Our new policy is to win elections.

Agitation is a thing of the past.

Meaning what?

The SA are to be bridled, Ernst.

They may sing, march, carry flags,

but they must keep calm

unless I say otherwise.

We're not a Sunday shooting club,

Adolf, we're a militia.

Not any more.

My personal security

will now be handled by the SS.

Your men give off the wrong impression.

I don't give a damn about impressions.

But without the SA,

without us, our loyalty...

The wheels of history have turned!

The plan has changed.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

Does anyone else wish to leave?

During my absence,

you fought, you bickered,

you made no progress whatsoever.

Therefore, I propose to relieve you

of the responsibility of leadership.

The interests of this movement,

from now on, will be my concern.

If I should fail, I will stand down.

But I will not fail.

In this struggle,

there are but two possible outcomes.

Either the enemy passes over our body,

or we will pass over theirs!

If I should fall...

wrap my body in the swastika banner.

- Sieg heil!

- Sieg heil!

- Ah.

- Hello, how are you?

I don't understand. What's the point?

Why should I campaign for others?

You can't run for president, my Fhrer,

unless you have your citizenship.

You can't get your citizenship

unless you have friends in the Reichstag.

These people want to invest in you,

not the Party.

You're the most visible symbol we have.

Excuse me.

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

I was so sorry to hear about your loss.

She was such a beautiful child.

Well, this party's been a relief, really.

It's given me something else to think about.

It's tomorrow, when there's

nothing to do, that I dread.

Then perhaps I can help.

Herr Hanfstaengl,

I've been meaning to ask.

about your musical training.

Herr Weidman is helping us

acquire some property in the centre of town.

With your undoubted skill as a hostess,

perhaps you might like

to help him raise funds?

- I'd be honoured.

- Yes.

- Yes. thank you.

- Good.

Oh, thank. God!

Oh, Maurice I could hardly breathe in there.

Mm, would you like one?

I'd love one, but he wouldn't approve.

Your uncle is a good man.

He's protective, that's all.

He's a monster.

You can't imagine what he asks of me.

And this will be our Fhrer's office.

Grand, spacious, inviting in the sun.

As he does.

We need your support as we begin

our campaign for seats in the Reichstag.

But before we rebuild our nation,

we must first rebuild our party.

And what better place to start than here?

That was wonderful.

It's like you've been doing it your

whole life. I'm so proud of you.

- Thank. you.

- Let's celebrate.

Just us.

We'll go to the cabaret.

Oh, I don't think the cabaret's a place

we should patronize nowadays, do you?

Besides, I have to work late.

Right. Of course.

If it's raining if it's sunny

If you're freezing or dripping sweat

Friedrich.

- How are you?

- What are you doing here?

Um... having a drink.

Seeing an old friend.

I have a rival.

- I need solace.

- Solace?

Unbelievable.

Let's see. You weren't at the synagogue

the SA attacked last night.

Does that give you solace?

Go blame the Jews

The Jews are guilty...

People were killed, Ernst.

Go home.

We don't serve your kind any more.

So blame the Jews if we have flaws

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