A dramatization of the life of Albert Speer (Rutger Hauer), Adolf Hitler's (Sir Derek Jacobi's) young architect and one-time confidant, and his meteoric rise into the Nazi hierarchy. This movie is based on Speer's autobiography of the same name.

A dramatization of the life of Albert Speer (Rutger Hauer), Adolf Hitler's (Sir Derek Jacobi's) young architect and one-time confidant, and his meteoric rise into the Nazi hierarchy. This movie was based on Speer's autobiography of the same name.—Dawn M. Barclift

This movie tells the story of Albert Speer (Rutger Hauer), Adolf Hitler's (Sir Derek Jacobi's) personal architect and reportedly "only true friend". This movie examines Speer's rise from obscurity within the Nazi Party ranks leading to his days of fame in 1930s when he was responsible for building several Nazi monuments. The second portion of the movie focuses on Speer's tenure as Minister of Armaments during World War II, where Speer was one of the primary motivators in keeping Hitler's war machine alive. Speer's destiny, also depicted in the movie, leads to accusations of war crimes resulting in a twenty-year prison sentence.—Anthony Hughes <[email protected]>