简介：AsymbolofNazicrueltyandamasterofcynicalpropaganda,JosephGoebbelswasthemastermindbehindAdolfHitler'sdisturbingsuccess. Goebbels,calledthe"geniusofspin"andthe"Reich-Liar-General,"wasacomplicatedmanwhoseattitudesfluctuatedbetweenextremesofself-pityandgrandioseexcess.ThisAmericanExperienceprogram,producedbyLutzHachmeisterandMichaelKloft,showshowGoebbelsconstantlyreinventedhimselfthroughtheyearsofhisgreatestsuccess,andallowsthemantospeakforhimselfthroughthediarieshekept.ActorKennethBranaghreadsthediaryexcerpts,revealingachillingpersonalitywhosewordsjustifiedracism,theHolocaust,andtotalwar. RarehistoricalfootagefromGermanarchivestracesthepathofthesecondmostpowerfulmaninNaziGermany,exploringhisinitialattractiontotheNaziparty,hisadorationofHitler,hiswildexterminationfantasies,and,ultimately,histragicself-delusionsandsuicidein1945.…