Channel 4 Pre-Buys ‘Hitler: A Life In Pictures’Channel 4 has pre-bought Hitler: A Life in Pictures, an archival behind-the-scenes doc series exploring the public and private life of Germany’s infamous dictator.
Woodcut Media is producing the four-part series and has struck a co-production and finance agreement with distributor Rainmaker Content.
The doc features photos and videos from two photographers who dedicated their lives to documenting Hitler – Heinrich Hoffmann and assistant Eva Braun.
The archive footage includes 1300 recently digitized, rarely-seen photos taken by Hoffmann and material garnered from Braun’s personal photo collection, along with more than four hours of her home videos mostly filmed at Hitler’s fortified chalet in the Bavarian Alps. “A picture paints a thousand words and the unique images we have procured for this Hitler series speak volumes about the depth of psychological manipulation that led to the rise of the Nazi regime,” said Woodcut Exec Matthew Gordon.ITV Studios Signs Drama Director Of ProductionITV Studios has signed a Director of Production for its UK drama labels.
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