Rudolf Hess - The Man Who Died Twice

Rudolf (1894-1987) Hess was one of the most important members of the Nazi party in its early years, and was arrested on May 10th, 1941, after parachuting into a Scottish field. Everything else about Hess has been vague and controversial. Through documents, interviews and news accounts, this documentary try to uncover the true story about this Nazi who spent 46 years in jail and. It suggests that he was not, as both Churchill and Hitler contended, a madman who had acted alone in coming to England, but rather, was engaged on a secret peace mission with Hitler's full knowledge and British authorities and examines claims that prisoner number 7 in Spandau was not Hess, but a double. Including archival and family photos, interview with Hess son Wolf and expert's commentaries.