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Konrad Kujau, Who Forged Hitler's Diaries
- rmason 9y agoI well remember that entire episode playing out in the US press. He also ran for mayor of Stuttgart towards the end of his life. Here's the New York Times obituary for him: http://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/14/world/konrad-kujau-62-hitler-diaries-swindler.html http://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/14/world/konrad-kujau-62-hitl...
- Synaesthesia 9y agoThere's a remarkable book about this called "Selling Hitler" by Robert Harris.
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- CptMauli 9y agoThere is also a German (comedy) movie about this: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105328/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105328/
- cvs268 9y ago...and apparently a British TV Mini-Series http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124256/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124256/
- Joeboy 9y agoI remember seeing this. Actually the main thing I remember is Alexei Sayle singing, to the tune of Cole Porter's "You're the Top": > I'm the top > I'm Cesare Borgia > I'm the world's > greatest forger
- speakeron 9y agoSelling Hitler is well worth watching and is currently on youtube[1]. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHO_F32NNew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHO_F32NNew
- tehabe 9y agoThe film is currently available on Netflix in Germany. A scene from the film (in German) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1ax0ARnL24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1ax0ARnL24
- mergejoin 9y agoI found this article very well written and the story fascinating!