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Play Time: 155 mins
Drama, History, War
Downfall

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.

Original Title:Der Untergang
Status: Released (2004-09-16)
Awards:Nominated for 1 Oscar. 22 wins & 34 nominations total
BoxOffice:$5,509,040
Screen:Bernd Eichinger, Joachim Fest, Traudl Junge
Productions: NDR, ORF, ARD Degeto, EOS Entertainment, WDR, RAI, Constantin Film
Production Countries: Austria, Germany, Italy
Spoken Languages: Magyar, Deutsch, Pусский
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Wuchak

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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 d ....

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CinemaSerf

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Though he might not much like the compliment, Bruno Ganz is superb as the Führer in this dramatisation of his last few days in Berlin. If you saw George Schaefer’s attempt at this, with Anthony Hopkins in the title role (1981) then you’ll already have the gist of what occurs, but thi ....

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