Downfall (2004)

About This Movie

Downfall is a 2004 drama and history film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel. Its leading cast includes Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara and Corinna Harfouch. It runs for 2 hours 35 minutes. Its original language is German.

Synopsis

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.

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Trailer

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Cast

• Bruno Ganz Adolf Hitler
• Alexandra Maria Lara Traudl Junge
• Corinna Harfouch Magda Goebbels
• Ulrich Matthes Joseph Goebbels
• Juliane Köhler Eva Braun
• Heino Ferch Albert Speer
• Christian Berkel Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck
• Thomas Kretschmann SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein
• Ulrich Noethen Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler
• Birgit Minichmayr Gerda Christian
• Rolf Kanies General der Infanterie Hans Krebs
• Justus von Dohnányi General der Infanterie Wilhelm Burgdorf
• Michael Mendl General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling
• André Hennicke SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke
• Christian Redl Generaloberst Alfred Jodl
• Götz Otto SS-Hauptsturmführer Otto Günsche
• Thomas Limpinsel Kammerdiener Heinz Linge
• Thomas Thieme Martin Bormann