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Downfall

Downfall

April 1945, a nation awaits its... Downfall

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Overview

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.

Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
Written by Joachim Fest, Traudl Junge, Melissa Müller
Produced by Bernd Eichinger
Box OfficeBudget: $16.0MRevenue: $92.2M

Top Cast

Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

Adolf Hitler

Alexandra Maria Lara

Alexandra Maria Lara

Traudl Junge

Corinna Harfouch

Corinna Harfouch

Magda Goebbels

Ulrich Matthes

Ulrich Matthes

Joseph Goebbels

Juliane Köhler

Juliane Köhler

Eva Braun

Heino Ferch

Heino Ferch

Albert Speer

Christian Berkel

Christian Berkel

Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck

Thomas Kretschmann

Thomas Kretschmann

SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein

Ulrich Noethen

Ulrich Noethen

Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler

Birgit Minichmayr

Birgit Minichmayr

Gerda Christian

Themes & Keywords

dying and deathbased on novel or booknaziclerkdictatorpoisondespairtraitorworld war iibunkerdestroytestamentcapitulationsoviet militaryrace politicsnational socialismideologyministernational socialist partybased on true storyhistorical figuregerman shepherd1940sadolf hitler

About Downfall

Downfall is a drama, history, war film released in 2004 exploring themes of dying and death, based on novel or book, nazi, clerk, dictator, poison. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, it stars Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Corinna Harfouch. 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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