Dylan Douglas Stars in 'The Hit on Hitler' at AFM — SkimNews
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- Bleiberg Entertainment acquired international rights to The Hit on Hitler: Mobsters vs. Nazis, a historical crime thriller now in post-production, and will present it to distributors at the American Film Market in Los Angeles in November
- Dylan Douglas makes his feature film debut as the lead in The Hit on Hitler, portraying Benny Lipman, a Jewish gangster in 1930s New York who plots to assassinate Hitler with backing from mob bosses
- Danny A. Abeckaser directed the film and said he was drawn to the true story that merges his love of WWII and gangster genres, praising Dylan Douglas as a professional and standout performer
- Ariel Bleiberg, Head of Acquisitions and Development at Bleiberg, described the film as 'Goodfellas meets Inglourious Basterds,' citing its mob-versus-Nazis premise as immediately compelling for international buyers
- The film is based on true events and follows a young Jewish gangster who infiltrates Nazi Germany by luring Hitler into an art gallery assassination plot, with support from figures like Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel
- Johnny Abrahams, David Arquette, Harry Goodwins, Lorenzo Antonucci, Greg Finley, Graham Sibley, Sharon Azrieli, Lexi Ephron, and Aki Avni join the cast, with Kosta Kondilopoulos writing and Abeckaser producing through 2B Films alongside Sagi Wolf
Why it matters: Dylan Douglas’ casting as the lead in a commercially pitched historical thriller—backed by a U.S. sales agent for AFM—gives him immediate industry visibility beyond his lineage, while the film’s blend of true crime and WWII resistance taps into a proven genre market with built-in audience appeal.
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