Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (film)

Adolf Hitler: My Part in his Downfall
Theatrical release poster.
Directed by	Norman Cohen
Produced by	Norman Cohen Greg Smith
Written by	Spike Milligan Johnny Byrne Norman Cohen
Starring	Jim Dale Arthur Lowe Bill Maynard Tony Selby Geoffrey Hughes Spike Milligan Pat Coombs Windsor Davies Bob Todd Jim Norton
Music by	Wilfred Burns Ed Welch Spike Milligan
Cinematography	Terry Maher
Edited by	Tony Lenny
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	1973 (1973)
Running time	102 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall is a 1973 film adaptation of the first volume of Spike Milligan's autobiography. It starred Jim Dale as the young Terence "Spike" Milligan. Spike played the part of his father, Leo Milligan.

Plot

Aspiring jazz musician Terence "Spike" Milligan reluctantly obeys his call-up and joins the Royal Artillery regiment at Bexhill-on-Sea, where he begins training to take part in World War II. But along the way Spike and his friends get involved in many amusing - and some not-so amusing - scrapes.

Basis

The film is based on the first volume of Milligan's war memoirs. Although it broadly follows Milligan's book, some scenes were created specifically for the film and all of the character names (apart from the Milligan family) are fictional.

Cast

• Jim Dale as Spike Milligan
• Arthur Lowe as Major Drysdale
• Bill Maynard as Sergeant Ellis
• Tony Selby as Bill
• Geoffrey Hughes as Larry
• Windsor Davies as Sergeant McKay
• Spike Milligan as Leo Milligan (Spike's father)
• Pat Coombs as Florence Milligan (Spike's mother)
• Gregory Phillips as Desmond Milligan (Spike's brother)
• Alvar Liddell as himself (news broadcaster)

External links

• Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall at IMDb