''The Man Who Crossed Hitler'' is a 2011

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film set in Berlin in the summer of 1931, dramatising the true story in which a lawyer, Hans Litten, subpoenaed

Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his suicide in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the lea ...

as a witness in the trial of some

Nazi Nazism (), formally named National Socialism (NS; , ), is the far-right politics, far-right Totalitarianism, totalitarian socio-political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Germany. During H ...

thugs. Hitler has formally renounced the use of

political violence Political violence is violence which is perpetrated in order to achieve political goals. It can include violence which is used by a State (polity), state against other states (war), violence which is used by a state against civilians and non-st ...

and the young lawyer sees a chance to expose the Nazi leader's deceptions to the German establishment, thereby discrediting Hitler and the Nazi Party. The film was given an alternative title ''Hitler on Trial'' which was used when the

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in the United States aired the work.

Cast

The cast included: *

Ed Stoppard Edmund Stoppard (born 16 September 1974) is an English actor. He is the son of playwright Tom Stoppard and doctor Miriam, Lady Hogg. his credits include ' (2002), ''Joy Division'' (2006), '' Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire'' (2006) ...

as Hans Litten * Ian Hart as

* Bill Paterson as Kurt Ohnesorge * Sarah Smart as Margot Fürst * Anton Lesser as

Rudolf Olden Rudolf Olden (14 January 1885 in Stettin – 18 September 1940) was a German lawyer and journalist. In the Weimar Republic, Weimar period he was a well-known voice in the political debate, a vocal opponent of the Nazis, a fierce advocate of h ...

Ronan Vibert Ronan David Jackson Vibert (23 February 1964 – 22 December 2022) was an English actor who was known for his appearances in films and on British and American television. Early life He was born in Cambridge, on 23 February 1964, the son of Dil ...

as Walther Stennes * Chris Simpson as Brownshirt

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* 2011 television films 2011 films 2011 drama films BBC television dramas Drama films based on actual events Films directed by Justin Hardy Films set in 1931 Films set in Berlin 2010s British films British drama television films 2010s English-language films English-language drama films {{tv-drama-film-stub