Ian Kershaw

Ian Kershaw

Born: April 29, 1943
in Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
Sir Ian Kershaw FBA is an English historian whose work has chiefly focused on the social history of 20th-century Germany. He is regarded by many as one of the world's leading experts on Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, and is particularly noted for his biographies of Hitler. He was the leading disciple of the German historian Martin Broszat, and until his retirement, he was a professor at the University of Sheffield. Kershaw has called Broszat an "inspirational mentor" who did much to shape his understanding of Nazi Germany. Kershaw served as historical adviser on numerous BBC documentaries, notably The Nazis: A Warning from History and War of the Century. He taught a module titled "Germans against Hitler".

Movies for Ian Kershaw...

Hitler's People
Title: Hitler's People
Released: March 24, 2015
Type: Movie
As World War II ends, U.S. Army officer Saul Pandover talks with scores of Germans to understand the cultural mind-set that supported the Third Reich.
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Title: Doomsday: World War I
Character: Selbst - Historiker
Released: September 18, 2012
Type: TV
The First World War - carnage on a scale never-before seen. But how did it all start? And how did some key figures of WWII fare in the earlier war?
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Operation Valkyrie: The Stauffenberg Plot to Kill Hitler
Title: Operation Valkyrie: The Stauffenberg Plot to Kill Hitler
Character: himself
Released: November 4, 2008
Type: Movie
July, 1944. As WWII raged on, a group of conspirators, led by Claus von Stauffenberg, plotted to assassinate Hitler and end his reign of terror. Using rare color footage, painstakingly recreated dramatizations, detailed CG reconstructions and exclusive interviews with leading historians, this thrilling documentary presents the definitive record of what happened before, during and after these pivotal events.
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Hitler: The Unknown Soldier 1914-1918
Title: Hitler: The Unknown Soldier 1914-1918
Character: Self
Released: December 25, 2004
Type: Movie
Adolf Hitler the fighting man is the subject of this engrossing feature, chronicling the future dictator’s combat experience as a foot soldier in World War I. Excerpts from Hitler’s letters from the front, recollections of regimental comrades, and evaluations by his officers offer a revealing portrait of a brooding, fearless loner who preferred battlefields to brothels, frontline service to home leave, and kept the men he frequently risked his life to protect at arm’s length. In a world of death, hardship, and discipline, Hitler sought comfort in the companionship of his English terrier, and in sketches and watercolors he rendered during lulls. It speculates on the influence wartime service exercised on his personal and political development, filling a critical gap for any sincere appraisal of Hitler’s psyche, motives, and subsequent actions.
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Christmas Lights
Title: Christmas Lights
Character: Buchanan
Released: December 20, 2004
Type: Movie
Robson Green and Mark Benton co-star in Christmas Lights, a one-off comedy drama for ITV1 centred on two lifelong friends who have always competed with each other. The festive season brings on new challenges and takes their rivalry to extremes resulting in the two friends forgetting what Christmas is really about. Can anything bring them to their senses?
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The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
Title: The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
Character: ASM
Released: August 30, 1998
Type: Movie
Sue Johnston stars in this intimate drama exploring the life of Coronation Street star Pat Phoenix. Follow her affair with fellow actor Tony Booth in the 50s that ended in heartbreak, and what eventually happened to the pair years later.
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Hillsborough
Title: Hillsborough
Character: Additional Cast
Released: September 11, 1996
Type: Movie
Drama based on the real life events of April 1989, when ninety-six Liverpool supporters were crushed to death during an F.A. Cup Semi-Final match against Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium. This movie follows three Liverpudlian families before the match, during the tragedy and at the ensuing court battles which tried to decide who was to blame and what went wrong.
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Title: Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Character: Kev Haycroft
Released: January 3, 1996
Type: TV
Instead of spending her golden years lying down, the indomitable Hetty Wainthropp found her calling late in life. Combining common sense, her husband, and her pocketbook, this senior sleuth takes on all the cases the police deem too minor.
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Title: Kulturzeit
Character: self
Released: October 2, 1995
Type: TV
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Title: DAS!
Released: January 2, 1991
Type: TV