Overview

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.

Cast

Eva Braun, Francisco Franco, Adolf Hitler, Vladimir Lenin, Mao Zedong, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky

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What is "Human Remains" about?

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.

When was "Human Remains" released?

Human Remains was released in 1998.

Who stars in "Human Remains"?

The cast includes Eva Braun, Francisco Franco, Adolf Hitler, Vladimir Lenin.