Title: After Mein Kampf
Year: 1940
Genres: Documentary; Historical; War
Director: Norman Lee

Cast:

• Robert Beatty
• Derek Blomfield
• Herbert Lom
• Peter Ustinov

Synopsis:

This British wartime propaganda documentary combines actual newsreel footage with dramatized reenactments to chart Adolf Hitler’s rise from a World War I corporal to absolute dictator of Germany. It portrays key moments—his early political maneuvering, the liquidation of rivals, the consolidation of power, and the onset of Nazi atrocities—culminating in the invasion of Russia. The film’s urgent tone and pointed narration were intended to warn Allied audiences of the threat posed by Hitler’s regime.

Trivia:

• Peter Ustinov makes one of his earliest screen appearances in an uncredited role.
• The filmmakers were granted access to British Pathé newsreels and Ministry of Information materials to ensure authenticity.
• Upon release, the film was shown to troops at home and abroad as part of morale-building screenings.
• After Mein Kampf lapsed into the public domain when its U.S. distribution rights were not renewed.