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Oliver Hirschbiegel
Director -
Tom Tykwer
Thanks -
Bernd Lepel
Production Design -
Oskar Roehler
Thanks -
Marcus Pohlus
Steadicam Operator -
Elena Zhukova
Art Direction -
Traudl Junge
Author -
Melissa Müller
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Wuchak 5/31/2023 5:20:51 AM
**_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 downbeat subject and is more educational than entertaining, but it’s a necessary piece of the puzzle in understanding WW2. If you appreciate movies like "Enemy at the Gates" (2001), "The Pianist" (2002), "Black Book" (2006), "Valkyrie" (2008), "Rommel" (2012), "Warsaw '44" (2014) and "Fury" (2014), you’ll appreciate this one too. It's hard to rate a flick like this because it’s not an enjoyable experience, but it works superbly as means to go back in history and view Hitler’s final days. The film runs 2 hours, 36 minutes, and was shot in Germany (Berlin, Munich and Bavaria Studios) and Russia (St. Petersburg). GRADE: B
Michael Mendl
General der Artillerie Helmuth WeidlingAlexandra Maria Lara
Traudl JungeAlexander Held
Walter HewelThomas Kretschmann
SS-Gruppenführer Hermann FegeleinHeinrich Schmieder
Rochus MischJulia Jentsch
Hanna PotrowskiJustus von Dohnányi
General der Infanterie Wilhelm BurgdorfDietrich Hollinderbäumer
Ritter Robert von Greim