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...subject of gags in the Anglophone world for some time, in films such as The Producers, but not in Germany. Mein Fuhrer, The Truly Truest Truth about Adolf Hitler portrays him as a bumbling dictator in the last days of the war, forced to hire a fictional Jewish actor from a concentration camp to teach him how to make an uplifting speech that he hopes will rally Germany...
...They questioned the idea of humanizing Hitler, even as a pathetic loser, and of treating the Holocaust in a comedy. Rolf Hochhuth, 75, the prominent German dramatist who , coincidentally, is now staging his own play about Hitler, condemned the movie for "tampering with history." Even the film's lead actor, the popular comedian Helge Schneider, admitted he now regrets doing the film. Adjustments in the editing suite focused the film too much on the portrayal of Hitler as a weakling, which he said he finds "profane." Many Germans appear to agree. In one poll conducted before its release, 56% said...
...group I was looking for, early 20s, there weren't any obvious guys. The character is a former Marine who's a paraplegic and has just been kind of thrown away. The actor Sam is one of these young Australian guys who's gonna be the next Mel Gibson or Russell Crowe. They grow 'em different down there, you know? In Gladiator, you understood why those guys stood behind Crowe. I needed to find a guy in his 20s who had that quality. And it's not an easy thing. It was about being able to stand up and lead...
...character is a former Marine. The actor Sam [Worthington] is one of these young Australian guys who's gonna be the next Mel Gibson or Russell Crowe. It was about being able to stand up and lead men in battle. A lot of these up-and-coming guys don't have that strength...
Blanchett: Yes. Repeatedly. [Laughs] No, it was brilliant. Brilliant. I don't know what to say. Judi is an astonishing actor who has an incredible economy and an extraordinary technique and this mercurial ability to make it seem utterly effortless. And she's wickedly funny. And has a very big gambling problem...