"The Democrat and the Dictator examines both individuals’ family origins, early life experiences and evolving ideologies. For example, the film’s treatment of Hitler’s pre-WWI years in Vienna focuses on his discovery of Wagnerian music, one expression Austrian-Germanic glory and, ultimately, a vehicle for aiding the restoration of a mighty Germanic Empire.
If faculty have time for only one film on the Hitler period--and perhaps only for a portion of one film--a must is the final 15 minutes of The Democrat and the Dictator. Stark and unforgettable is its depiction of the triumph of savagery in the totalitarian state." from Film and History Review.