It begins with a 4/4 interlude sung by actors dressed as Bavarian villagers who have found "a new leader to restore Germany's former glory."
And now it's.. Main song: Springtime for Hitler and Germany Deutschland is happy and gay We're marching to a faster pace Look out!
In the 1968 film, by the time the song was over, the audience was ready to leave the theatre in disgust and horror, with Max and Leo, ecstatic their plan worked, retreating to a bar.
's (played by Dick Shawn) as Adolf Hitler, his wild improvisations prove to be an instant hit, leaving them in hysterical fits of laughter.
was omitted and the plot was changed to have the character Roger De Bris, the show's director, play Adolf Hitler after the original actor, the playwright Franz Liebkind, "broke (his) leg".
The character Ulla is now part of the cast as Marlene Dietrich and a Black Eagle, and Roger appears immediately after the dance break.