Human Remains is a haunting documentary which illustrates the banality of evil by creating intimate portraits of five of the 20th century's most reviled dictators. The film unveils the personal lives of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Francisco Franco and Mao Tse Tung. We learn the private and mundane details of their everyday lives -- their favorite foods, films, habits and sexual preferences. There is no mention of their public lives or of their place in history. The intentional omission of the horrors for which these men were responsible hovers over the film.
Credits
Human Remains Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Paul von Hindenburg
He was 150, 86 years old when he died
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as Himself (archive footage) |
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Adolf Hitler
He was 108, 56 years old when he died
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as Himself (archive footage) |
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Joseph Stalin
He was 119, 74 years old when he died
|
as Himself (archive footage) |
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Eva Braun
She was 86, 33 years old when she died
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as Herself (archive footage) |
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Leon Trotsky
He was 118, 60 years old when he died
|
as Himself (archive footage) |
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Benito Mussolini
He was 114, 61 years old when he died
|
as Himself (archive footage) |
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Vladimir Lenin
He was 127, 53 years old when he died
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as Himself (archive footage) |
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Francisco Franco
He was 105, 82 years old when he died
|
as Himself (archive footage) |
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Mao Tse Tung
He was 104, 82 years old when he died
|
as himself |
Human Remains Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Jay Rosenblatt as Director. He was 43 (now 70) years old
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Directing |
