Downfall

2004

2h 35m

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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.

Directors

Oliver Hirschbiegel

Writers

Joachim Fest(author by)

Bernd Eichinger(screenplay by)

Traudl Junge(author by)

Stars

Bruno Ganz

Alexandra Maria Lara

Corinna Harfouch

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Adolf Hitler

Traudl Junge

Magda Goebbels

Joseph Goebbels

Eva Braun

Albert Speer

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

Michael Mendl

General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling

André Hennicke

SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke

Christian Redl

Generaloberst Alfred Jodl

Götz Otto

SS-Hauptsturmführer Otto Günsche

Thomas Limpinsel

Kammerdiener Heinz Linge

Thomas Thieme

Martin Bormann

Directors

Oliver Hirschbiegel

Writers

Joachim Fest(author by)

Bernd Eichinger(screenplay by)

Traudl Junge(author by)

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7/10

**_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

Wuchak23 Apr, 2023