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Urban Myths: Adolf Hitler The Artist. Adolf Hitler (Iwan Rheon)
Urban Myths: Adolf Hitler The Artist

Urban Myths: Adolf Hitler The Artist

  • TV comedy drama
  • Sky Arts
  • 2017
  • 1 episode

Comedy drama about a young Adolf Hitler trying to get into an Arts Academy. Stars Iwan Rheon, Rupert Grint, Dustin Demri-Burns, James Fleet, Vincent Franklin and more.

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Urban Myths: Adolf Hitler The Artist. Image shows from L to R: August Kubizek (Rupert Grint), Adolf Hitler (Iwan Rheon)

Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
2017
Channel
Sky Arts
Episodes
1
Stars
Iwan Rheon, Rupert Grint, Dustin Demri-Burns, James Fleet, Vincent Franklin, Florence Hall, David Newman and Nicola Reynolds
Writer
Ben Edwards
Director
Dan Zeff
Producers
Alex Smith, Lucy Lumsden, Jon Mountague, Ash Atalla and Tim Sealey
Company

It's the turn of the 20th century and a young man named Adolf Hitler has arrived in Vienna full of hope and ambition. A passionate artist, he is determined to win a place at the acclaimed Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. But there are one or two obstacles in his way, not least the fact that his work is deemed somewhat, well... mediocre.

To add to his frustration, his good friend August 'Gustl' Kubizek is thriving after being accepted to the Vienna Conservatory. The pair spend their free time wandering around the city, soaking in its culture and envisaging their illustrious careers in the arts, but young Adolf's future is balanced on a knife edge. If he achieves his goal and gets into art school he can live the bohemian life he has been daydreaming about for years. If he is rejected, there's a small chance his incurring wrath might have far-reaching consequences.

Additional details

Part of

Urban Myths

Also known as
  • Hitler The Artist (Promotional title.)
  • Adolf Hitler: The Artist (Working title)
Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 2nd February 2017 at 10pm on Sky Arts
Episode length
30 minutes
Most recent repeats
  • Tuesday 5th July 2022 at 9:30pm on Sky Arts
  • Thursday 3rd February 2022 at 3:30am on Sky Arts
  • Wednesday 2nd June 2021 at 10:00pm on Sky Arts

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