Downfall (2004 film)
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| Directed by | Oliver Hirschbiegel |
| Produced by | Bernd Eichinger |
| Screenplay by | Bernd Eichinger |
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| Music by | Stephan Zacharias |
| Cinematography | Rainer Klausmann |
| Edited by | Hans Funck |
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Constantin Film (Germany, Austria) 01 Distribution (Italy) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (United States, DVD) |
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155 minutes 178 minutes (Extended cut) |
| Country | Germany Italy Austria |
| Language | German |
| Budget | €13.5 million |
| Box office | $92.2 million |
Downfall (German: Der Untergang) is a 2004 German-Italian-Austrian historical war drama film depicting the final ten days of Adolf Hitler's rule over Nazi Germany in 1945. It was based on several histories of the period. The film was directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, and written and produced by Bernd Eichinger. The film received critical acclaim upon release and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
The film begins with an excerpt from the documentary Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary (2002), featuring the real Traudl Junge expressing her guilt and shame for admiring Hitler in her youth. The film continues showing Hitler (Bruno Ganz) hiring Junge (Alexandra Maria Lara) as his secretary at the Wolf's Lair in East Prussia in November 1942.
The story resumes on 20 April 1945, the Führer's birthday, during the Battle of Berlin. A loud artillery blast wakes up Traudl, Gerda Christian and Constanze Manziarly in the room they share. Down in the Führerbunker, Hitler is informed by Wilhelm Burgdorf that Berlin is under attack and then by Karl Koller that the Red Army has advanced to within 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) of central Berlin.
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