Archive of stories pre April 2007 | LOS ANGELES -- CBS, under scrutiny for a TV miniseries about Adolf Hitler's early years and rise to power, revised the script and plans a donation to a Jewish or Holocaust-related group.
The four-hour miniseries, tentatively titled ``Hitler: Origins of Evil,'' has begun filming in Prague and is scheduled to air during May sweeps.
The original script, drawn from the book ``Hitler, 1899-1936: Hubris'' by Ian Kershaw, was rewritten in consultation with religious leaders and historians, CBS President Leslie Moonves said Monday.
At a meeting of the Television Critics Association, Moonves was asked about the attention given the miniseries. Jewish leaders have expressed concern the movie will make Hitler a sympathetic figure by humanizing him.
``If you want to play it safe and put on milquetoast, then you get criticized. ... There are times as a broadcaster you do take chances,'' he said.
The network has decided to make a donation in connection with the film, Moonves said. The amount and the recipient haven't been determined, network spokesman Chris Ender said.
``We simply felt like it's the right thing to do,'' Ender said.
Robert Carlyle (``The Full Monty'') portrays Hitler as a young man and in his rise to power in Nazi Germany before World War II.
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