The Man Who Crossed Hitler

The Man Who Crossed Hitler
Written by	Mark Hayhurst
Directed by	Justin Hardy
Starring	Ed Stoppard Ian Hart Bill Paterson Sarah Smart Anton Lesser
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Susan Horth Lucy Bassnett-McGuire
Running time	85 minutes
Production company(s)	Hardy Pictures Northern Ireland Screen BBC Northern Ireland
Release
Original release	21 August 2011 (2011-08-21)

The Man Who Crossed Hitler is a 2011 BBC film set in Berlin in the summer of 1931, dramatising the true story in which lawyer Hans Litten subpoenas Adolf Hitler as a witness in the trial of some Nazi thugs. Hitler has formally renounced the use of political violence, and the young lawyer sees a chance to expose the Nazi leader's deceptions to the German establishment, thereby discrediting both Hitler and the Nazi Party. The film was given an alternative title Hitler on Trial which was used when the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States aired the work.

Cast

• Ed Stoppard as Hans Litten
• Ian Hart as Adolf Hitler
• Bill Paterson as Kurt Ohnesorge
• Sarah Smart as Margot Fürst
• Anton Lesser as Rudolf Olden
• John Hollingworth as Max Fürst
• Ronan Vibert as Walther Stennes
• Ruth McCabe as Irmgard Litten
• Will Keen as Hans Frank
• Robert O'Mahoney as Fritz Litten
• Alex Hanson as Wilhelm Brückner
• Terry Byrne as Jewish diner
• Chris Simpson as Brownshirt
• Nigel O'Neill as Court courier
• Patrick Fitzsymons as Communist official
• David Ryan as Court official
• Sam Hardy as Dieter