Downfall

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Downfall

R,

2004,

2h 28m,

History/

Drama/

War

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94%

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In 1942, young Traudl Junge (Alexandra Maria Lara) lands her dream job -- secretary to Adolf Hitler (Bruno Ganz) at the peak of his power. Three years later, Hitler's empire is now his underground bunker. The real-life Traudl narrates Hitler's final days as he rages against imagined betrayers and barks orders to phantom armies, while his mistress, Eva Braun (Juliane Köhler), clucks over his emotional distance, and other infamous Nazis prepare for the end.

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Critics Consensus

Downfall is an illuminating, thoughtful and detailed account of Hitler's last days.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Jan 22, 2013

Does Downfall "humanize" Hitler and his henchmen, as its critics have complained? Yes, and it should: to pretend these villains were less than human is to let ourselves off the hook, to take the easy and dangerous exit of demonology.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Apr 3, 2005

4/5

Some demons are too extreme to comprehend, but Hirschbiegel's film nonetheless provides a painfully unflinching glimpse into the outer workings of the mortally wounded Third Reich.

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Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

Mar 18, 2005

2/4

Viewed through a North American lens, the movie itself seems more familiar than fascinating, more innocuous than inflammatory, and, at 21/2 hours, more tedious than anything else.

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Jane Freebury

The Canberra Times (Australia)

Aug 18, 2022

A provocative, thoughtful perspective on an arch-criminal guilty of heinous crime.

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James Croot

The Post NZ

Mar 26, 2021

4.5/5

It is a stunning performance of light and shade, tracing his descent from total denial to despair, disillusionment and defeat.

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Apr 3, 2020

5/5

Most impressive of all is how, with the world closing in on the ranting, paranoid monster, Ganz ratchets down his performance from towering to cowering in minute increments.

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Abraham L

Feb 26, 2019

Downfall gives the best realistic visual of what the last days of the third reich looked like. The movie is based on memoirs and accounts of people who were there and lived it.

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Rey S

Feb 23, 2019

Brutal. Uncompromising. Truly reveals the absolute embodiment of despair.

Hagrid S

Feb 7, 2019

a must watch movie acting was amazingly believable storyline was great the stories of all the different characters intertwined was a nice touch the pace of the movie can feel slow at times overall this movie does a good job showing the human side of hitler and his odd thoughts that brought down the nation that relied on him, slowly turning them away from him. NIEN NIEN NEIN

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Abraham P

Jan 16, 2019

A Queda! As Ãltimas Horas de Hitler (2004) #MovieReview 4,0 â?ï¸? Na iminÃªncia da conquista russa em Berlim, filme trata os Ãºltimos momentos de Hitler e demais membros. Muito interessante!

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Dec 27, 2018

One of the greatest movies I ever saw really showed many perspectives. And many will say it was over glorified but I disagree as for the nazis it really must have been the acapolypse.

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Abraham G

Nov 19, 2018

A very interesting look at the final days of the second war world, through the perspective of the Nazis and the German people. The film is very well directed and the cast are all very convincing in their roles. I looked up a lot of facts about, Hitler and his generals and this film is very accurate. I would recommend this to anyone with an interest in the third reich, Second World War or just history in general.

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Oliver Hirschbiegel

Director

Bruno Ganz

Adolf Hitler

Alexandra Maria Lara

Traudl Junge

Corinna Harfouch

Magda Goebbels

Ulrich Matthes

Joseph Goebbels

Juliane Köhler

Eva Braun

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Synopsis

In 1942, young Traudl Junge (Alexandra Maria Lara) lands her dream job -- secretary to Adolf Hitler (Bruno Ganz) at the peak of his power. Three years later, Hitler's empire is now his underground bunker. The real-life Traudl narrates Hitler's final days as he rages against imagined betrayers and barks orders to phantom armies, while his mistress, Eva Braun (Juliane Köhler), clucks over his emotional distance, and other infamous Nazis prepare for the end.

Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Producer: Bernd Eichinger
Screenwriter: Bernd Eichinger
Distributor: Newmarket Film Group
Production Co: Constantin Film Produktion, Degeto Film, RAI Cinema, EOS Entertainment, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) [at]
Rating: R (Some Nudity|Disturbing Images|Strong Violence)
Genre: History, Drama, War
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 8, 2004, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Feb 18, 2005
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 4, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.5M
Runtime: 2h 28m
Sound Mix: Surround

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