Seasons
Murdoch gets cagey during negotiations, his expert gets cold feet, and Stern's big press conference turns nasty.
Embarking on a bidding war, publishing magnate Rupert Murdoch sends a distinguished historian--and former intelligence agent--to authenticate the diaries.
As Stern's management plots a marketing strategy, skeptical British historian David Irving gets wind of Hitler's recently 'rediscovered' documents.
Heidemann convinces Stern's owners to pay for his acquisition of Hitler's diaries. But they bankroll much more than they bargained for.
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Description
In 1981, Gerd Heidemann, a bloodhound reporter for the German magazine Stern, believes he's stumbled onto the greatest literary find of the century: the personal diaries of Adolf Hitler. Shrouded in secrecy, Heidemann and the men of Stern attempt to pull off the greatest scoop in publishing history, blinded by their greed to the fact that the diaries are, in fact, crude forgeries.
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CastJonathan PryceAlexei SayleAlison DoodyJulie T. WallaceRichard WilsonOlivier PierrePhilip FoxPeter Capaldi
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Premiere DateJune 11, 1991
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Rating7 (1)
