Never-before-seen Hitler footage to air on US television

Recently discovered, never-before-seen film footage of Adolf Hitler, which reveals a charismatic side of the Nazi leader, is all set to air on television.

The rare footage was discovered in a home in New York City`s Staten Island. The film, which shows the leader of the Nazi Party at a Richard Wagner music festival, will be aired on the PBS television series "The History Detectives."

The 16-mm film reel was originally discovered in 1945 by an American GI in Bayreuth, Germany. He sent the reel to his brother in the US, who stored it in his basement. The film sat there until being rediscovered 10 years ago and has not been viewed until recently.

Host of "The History Detectives" and history professor at Columbia University, Gwendolyn Wright said the film is historically valuable because it shows Hitler as a charismatic politician.

"You get an insight into his world and an insight into how a large number of Germans could find this exciting and appealing. He`s not a monster in this," said Wright. More

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