History Series / HitlerTheRiseOfEvil

''Hitler: The Rise of Evil'' was a Canadian, two-part miniseries [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin covering the rise]] of UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler and UsefulNotes/NaziGermany. Starring Creator/RobertCarlyle in the title role, the series shows how Hitler went from a lowly corporal in the German Army to Führer of Germany. Though an ambitious project, the series suffers from several [[ArtisticLicenseHistory historical inaccuracies]], as well as a [[NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent bizarre lack of German accents]] which would be prevalent in, you know, Germany!

* AnachronismStew: Several German soldiers, including Hitler, can be seen using the Karabiner 98k rifle, which was not introduced until 1935.

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Yes, this series manages to do this to ''Hitler'' (history's most infamous genocidal dictator), taking every aspect which might be considered positive, and tearing it to shreds. The medal he earned in World War One is presented as a political gesture with no real military merit behind it. While in reality Hitler was known to be an animal lover, here he brutally bashes a dog's head in for embarrassing him by peeing on his leg. He is implied to have an abusive sexual relationship with his niece. For all his many faults, there is no historical evidence whatsoever that Hitler was any kind of sexual deviant.[[note]]That last one is probably based on a public accusation one of Hitler's political opponents did make in real history, but there is no evidence that points towards it being anything more than a baseless smear attempt.[[/note]]
** Robert Carlyle's take on Hitler is pestered with nervous twitches of all sorts, especially before he takes the reign of the Nazi Party and develops some confidence. In fact, the first acts of the story present his as not quite mentally stable, more like a sectarian preacher than a political extremist, which not only has no grounds in reality, but also makes it hard to believe anyone would actually entrust him with any sort of responsibility in the first place.

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Yes, this series manages to do this to ''Hitler'' (history's most infamous genocidal dictator), taking every aspect which might be considered positive, and tearing it to shreds. The medal he earned in World War One is presented as a political gesture with no real military merit behind it. While in reality Hitler was known to be an animal lover, here he brutally bashes a dog's head in for embarrassing him by peeing on his leg. He is implied to have an abusive sexual relationship with his niece. For all his many faults, there is no historical evidence whatsoever that Hitler was any kind of sexual deviant. (That last one is apparently based on a public accusation one of Hitler's political opponents did make in real history, but there is no evidence that points towards it being anything more than a baseless smear attempt.)

* AdaptedOut: Heinrich Himmler never appears, despite Hitler's relationship with SA leader Ernst Rohm and the Knight of the Long Knives being a big part of the plot.

''Hitler: The Rise of Evil'' was a Canadian, two-part miniseries [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin covering the rise]] of UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler and the [[ThoseWackyNazis Nazi Party]]. Starring Creator/RobertCarlyle in the title role, the series shows how Hitler went from a lowly corporal in the German Army to Führer of Germany. Though an ambitious project, the series suffers from several [[ArtisticLicenseHistory historical inaccuracies]], as well as a [[NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent bizarre lack of German accents]] which would be prevalent in, you know, Germany!

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: One of the hallmarks of this series.

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Yes, this series manages to do this to ''Hitler'' (history's most infamous genocidal dictator), taking every aspect which might be considered positive, and tearing it to shreds. The medal he earned in World War One is presented as a political gesture with no real military merit behind it. While in reality Hitler was known to be an animal lover, here he brutally bashes a dog's head in. He is implied to have an abusive sexual relationship with his niece. For all his many faults, there is no historical evidence whatsoever that Hitler was any kind of sexual deviant. (That last one is apparently based on a public accusation one of Hitler's political opponents did make in real history, but there is no evidence that points towards it being anything more than a baseless smear attempt.)

* BritishNazis: Most notably Hitler, who is played by Creator/RobertCarlyle. Also Chris Larkin as Hermann Goering, Justin Salinger as Joseph Goebbels and Robert Glenister as Anton Drexler. Averted by Peter Stormare (a Swede) as Ernst Roehm, Friedrich von Thun (an Austrian) as Erich Ludendorff, and Liev Schreiber, Julianna Marguiles and James Babson (all Americans) as Ernst and Helene Hanfstaengl and Rudolf Hess, respectively.

* BritishNazis: Most notably Hitler, who is played by Creator/RobertCarlyle.

* CaliforniaDoubling: Brno and Prague in the Czech Republic were the primary filming locations.

* TranslationConvention: Most of the signs and newspapers are in English.

** The scenes in the Kroll Opera House make it look like the Nazis control a majority of the seats. The Nazis were never able to win a majority of seats. Even when Hitler had been appointed chancellor and had turned Germany into a police state, the best they could manage was 44% of the vote. They only got a majority as part of a coalition government.