Lithuania’s Kaunas transforms into Nazi-occupied Paris for BBC drama
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Lithuania’s Kaunas transforms into Nazi-occupied Paris for BBC drama / K. Karlonė
Kaunas has been chosen as the shooting location for BBC‘s Rise of the Nazis second season. With TV host Andrius Rožickas playing the main role of Adolf Hitler, the series will take the viewer through such famous spots as Soboras, Žaliakalnis funicular, and Kaukas stairs.
The year is 1940. Adolf Hitler arrives at the Les Invalides in Paris to visit the grave of Napoleon, but instead of Paris, the action takes place in Kaunas.
Lithuania s second-largest city has become the filming location for the season two of BBC‘s Rise of the Nazis. Episodes filmed in Lithuania will cover the historical period from 1940 to 1943.