Downfall

Downfall (2004)

Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel

2h 35m

Drama

| History

| War

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.

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

Crew

Bernd Lepel

Bernd Lepel

Production Design

Joachim Fest

Joachim Fest

Author

Bernd Eichinger

Bernd Eichinger

Producer

Bernd Eichinger

Bernd Eichinger

Screenplay

Christine Rothe

Christine Rothe

Executive Producer

Nico Krebs

Nico Krebs

Sound Designer

Claudia Bobsin

Claudia Bobsin

Costume Design

Traudl Junge

Traudl Junge

Author

Rainer Klausmann

Rainer Klausmann

Director of Photography

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