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• Format: NTSC, Color, Full Screen
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• ASIN: B000UEZP2E
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Editorial Reviews

On May 10th, 1941, a lone Messerschmitt Me-110 fighter-bomber flew over Scotland. The pilot parachuted out and was immediately imprisoned. His credentials said he was Captain Albert Horn, but he was immediately recognized as Rudolph Hess, the Deputy Fuhrer of the Third Reich. So what was he doing alone in enemy territory? Held in Berlin's Spandau prison until he committed suicide in 1987 at the age of 92, Hess always maintained that he was on a secret peace mission, hoping to meet with British officials and Royal Family members. His version of events has long been endorsed by British and German officials, but it has also been routinely challenged. THE STRANGE QUEST OF RUDOLPH HESS examines the competing theories as to what he was doing in Scotland, looking at RAF reports, Nazi files and other sources for information. Among the most tantalizing threads uncovered are suggestions that the real Hess may not have survived the crash of his plane...