Architects of Darkness

The Occult Roots of the Third Reich. The creator of the infamous Gestapo, the Waffen SS and the concentration camp network. Perhaps the strangest individual of all the Nazi crew. Himmler was inspired by mystic visions, runes, horoscopes and a longing for a heroic German past.

Master of Propaganda. The fanatic who shaped the first modern political spin machine and the man who harnessed the combined power of radio, print, posters, film and oratory to shape the political agenda.

The man who described himself as ‘Jew Baiter Number One’ was the publisher of the notorious Der Stürmer magazine which formed the anti-Semitic agenda in the Third Reich. Often overlooked by history Stretcher was hanged at Nuremberg.

The drug addicted dilettante who created the Luftwaffe. Goering was at Hitler’s side from the ill-fated Beer Hall putsch of 1923 until the estrangement between the two in April 1945 when Hitler ordered Goering’s arrest.

A journey into his world. The film explores the roots of Adolf Hitler and traces the story of his life from the town of his birth to his final days in a Berlin bunker.