TV Series · Ended

Selling Hitler

1991 – 1991

Based on the book by Robert Harris, this is a comic-dramatisation of the true story of the one of the most famous forgery cases in the world, the infamous 'Hitler Diaries' of the early 1980s. Jonathan Pryce stars as the German journalist Gerd Heidemann who convinces himself that he has discovered a set of secret diaries written by the leader of the Third Reich and tries to convince the world, making a fortune for himself in the process. Alexei Sayle plays Konrad 'Conny' Fischer, the forger who can't believe his luck. Tom Baker, Richard Wilson and Alan Bennett also feature.

Network

ITV1

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

IMDb

tt0124256