The German filmmakers behind a forthcoming major feature film about Hitler had to shoot it in secret, due to “resistance” in Germany against dramas “in which Hitler takes centre-stage for fear that the audience will start identifying with the protagonist”, according to its historical adviser. The film, titled Führer und Verführer (Führer and Demagogue), was turned down for public funding in Germany and was made instead in Bratislava. In the pursuit of accuracy, Thomas Weber, professor of history at Aberdeen University and an internationally-renowned academic, was appointed as its historical adviser. He said understandable concerns about humanising demagogues responsible for...