Downfall

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Originally released as a motion picture in 2004.
Based on the book "Inside Hitler's bunker" by Joachim Fest and "Until the final hour" by Traudl Junge and Melissa Müller.
Special features: Director commentary; the making-of 'Downfall'; cast & crew interviews.
Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Corinna Harfouch, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Köhler, Heino Ferch, Christian Berkes.
Takes you into Hitler's bunker, in 1945, during the brutal and harrowing last days of the Third Reich. Seen through the eyes of Hitler's infamous secretary Traudl Junge, optimism crumbles into grim realization and terror as it becomes clear that Germany's defeat is inevitable. As the Russian army circles the city, the dimly lit halls of the underground refuge become an execution chamber for the Fuhrer and his closest advisors.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, mastered in high definition.
Contents: Untergang. -- Bis zur letzten Stunde.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

downfall submitted by hcf on July 30, 2014, 4:01pm movie taking you into nazi world

it would help if the actors would even remotely look like the characters they portray. Esp the guy who plays Hitler. submitted by Tassos on December 31, 2018, 8:24am Interesting despite all its shortcomings to somebody like myself who is a Huge History buff and has read a ton of books on such subjects.