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Downfall (2004)

Der Untergang

R 155 minutes DE Drama , History , War

April 1945, a nation awaits its... Downfall

In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender.

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Bruno Ganz

Adolf Hitler

Alexandra Maria Lara

Traudl Junge

Corinna Harfouch

Magda Goebbels

Ulrich Matthes

Joseph Goebbels

Juliane Köhler

Eva Braun

Heino Ferch

Albert Speer

Christian Berkel

Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck

Thomas Kretschmann

SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein

Ulrich Noethen

Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler

Birgit Minichmayr

Gerda Christian

Rolf Kanies

General der Infanterie Hans Krebs

Justus von Dohnányi

General der Infanterie Wilhelm Burgdorf

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Production crew

Stephan Zacharias

Original Music Composer

Bernd Lepel

Production Design

Hans Funck

Editor

Rainer Klausmann

Director of Photography

Claudia Bobsin

Costume Design

Lisa Geffcken-Reinhard

Sound Effects Editor

Nico Krebs

Sound Designer

Marcus Pohlus

Steadicam Operator

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**_Hitler’s end_**
As the Red Army encroaches upon Berlin in late April, 1945, the final days of Hitler in his bunker (Bruno Ganz) are told from the perspective of his secretary, Traudl Junge (Alexandra Maria Lara).
"Downfall” (2004) is not a conventional war movie due to its downbeat subject and is more educational than entertaining, but it’s a necessary piece of the puzzle in understanding WW2. If you appreciate movies like "Enemy at the Gates" (2001), "The Pianist" (2002), "Black Book" (2006), "Valkyrie" (2008), "Rommel" (2012), "Warsaw '44" (2014) and "Fury" (2014), you’ll appreciate this one too.
It's hard to rate a flick like this because it’s not an enjoyable experience, but it works superbly as means to go back in history and view Hitler’s final days.
The film runs 2 hours, 36 minutes, and was shot in Germany (Berlin, Munich and Bavaria Studios) and Russia (St. Petersburg).
GRADE: B

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Production companies: NDR, ORF, Degeto Film, EOS Entertainment, WDR, RAI, Constantin Film

Production countries: Austria, Germany, Italy

Budget: $16,000,000

Revenue: $92,200,000

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R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian 21 or older. The parent/guardian is required to stay with the child under 17 through the entire movie, even if the parent gives the child/teenager permission to see the film alone. These films may contain strong profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, strong violence, horror, gore, and strong drug use. A movie rated R for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the PG-13 rating would permit. An R-rated movie may have more blood, gore, drug use, nudity, or graphic sexuality than a PG-13 movie would admit.)

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