

Mabuse) from 1933, which was banned by the Nazi propaganda ministry. Īn exception was the German film Das Testament des Dr. After the Nazis came to national power in January 1933, Hitler was mostly depicted as a god-like figure, loved and respected by the German people, as shown for example in Triumph of the Will, which Hitler co-produced. The photomontagist John Heartfield regularly depicted Hitler in absurd ways in his anti-Nazi poster designs. In Germany, before he came to power, Hitler was often portrayed satirically in newspaper cartoons and propaganda by political enemies.

Numerous works in popular music and literature feature Adolf Hitler prominently.
