Downfall

Downfall

156 mins | Drama, War, History | Sept. 16, 2004

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.

Downfall

156 mins | Drama, War, History | Sept. 16, 2004

Downfall
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.
IMDb rating 8.2
Producers Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Constantin Film, Degeto Film, RAI, EOS Entertainment, ORF, NDR
Original title Der Untergang
Directors Hanuš Polak jr., Bohdan Graczyk, Oliver Hirschbiegel
Writers Melissa Müller, Traudl Junge, Joachim Fest, Bernd Eichinger

Cast

Bruno Ganz

as Adolf Hitler

Alexandra Maria Lara

as Traudl Junge

Corinna Harfouch

as Magda Goebbels

Ulrich Matthes

as Joseph Goebbels

Juliane Köhler

as Eva Braun

Heino Ferch

as Albert Speer

Christian Berkel

as Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck

Thomas Kretschmann

as SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein

Ulrich Noethen

as Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler

Birgit Minichmayr

as Gerda Christian

Rolf Kanies

as General der Infanterie Hans Krebs

Justus von Dohnányi

as General der Infanterie Wilhelm Burgdorf

Michael Mendl

as General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling

André Hennicke

as SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke

Christian Redl

as Generaloberst Alfred Jodl

Götz Otto

as SS-Hauptsturmführer Otto Günsche

Thomas Limpinsel

as Kammerdiener Heinz Linge

Thomas Thieme

as Martin Bormann

Donevan Gunia

as Peter Kranz

Matthias Habich

as Prof. Dr. Werner Haase

Alexander Held

as Walter Hewel

Devid Striesow

as Feldwebel Tornow

Dieter Mann

as Feldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel

Bettina Redlich

as Frl. Constanze Manziarly

Heinrich Schmieder

as Rochus Misch

Anna Thalbach

as Hanna Reitsch

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

as Ritter Robert von Greim

Ulrike Krumbiegel

as Dorothee Kranz

Karl Kranzkowski

as Wilhelm Kranz

Thorsten Krohn

as Dr. Stumpfegger

Jürgen Tonkel

as Erich Kempka

Fabian Busch

as Obersturmbannführer Stehr

Christian Hoening

as Reichsarzt SS Grawitz

Dirk Borchardt

as Panzerkommandant

Elizaveta Boyarskaya

as Schwester Erna

Michael Brandner

as H. Fritzche

Igor Bubenchikov

as Schadle

Martin Butzke

as SS-Soldat 1

Mathias Gnädinger

as Hermann Göring

Bohdan Graczyk

as Oberst Clausen

Norbert Heckner

as Standesbeamter Wagner

Enno Hesse

as Oberleutnant

Julia Jentsch

as Hanna Potrowski

Michael Kind

as SA-Mann / Ruinenkeller

Elisabeth von Koch

as Margarete Lorenz

Konstantin Lukashov

as Älterer Soldat

Stefan Mehren

as Verwundeter Soldat

Katerina Poladjan

as Russische Arzthelferin

Tanja Schleiff

as Russische Ärztin

Christian Schmidt

as SS-Mann Greifkommando

Jurij Schrader

as Dolmetscher

Mariya Semyonova

as Rothaarige Frau

Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann

as Offizier 1

Veit Stübner

as Obergruppenführer Tellermann

Oliver Stritzel

as Maschinist Hentschel

Vsevolod Tsurilo

as Russischer Adjutant

Henning Peker

as Wachsoldat vor der Wolfsschanze (uncredited)

Dieter Rupp

as Mohnke's Adjutant im Bunker (uncredited)

Andrey Blagoslovenskiy

as Soldat im Ruinenkeller

Valeriy Salomakhin

as Staryy Tsivilist

Igor Sergeev

as Russischer Soldat