''Many mistakes have been made. Be ruthless. Life doesn't forgive weakness. This so-called humanity is religious drivel. Compassion is an eternal sin. To feel compassion for the weak is a betrayal of nature. The strong can only triumph if the weak are exterminated.''
Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at t... read more
The latest film by Oliver Hirschbiegel (The Experiment) roused a storm of reactions, long before the promotion. The NAA yes, a film about Hitler the man, a German director, in a country that Nazism is still an open wound can only be a de facto challenge. Despite the difficulty of the task, however, the Hirschbiegel managed to make an amazing movie that nails the audience for 150 minutes. The visua... read more
I'm baffled. Listal users have given this only a 7.7 average?? Did you guys even see this movie, or are you just rating it average because its a film about Hitler? This movie deals with the horror of the Nazi regime and takes place during the final days in Berlin, as Hitler is still defiant and insane and still thinks victory is possible. This movie is better made, more shocking, and sends a m... read more
Description: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. "DoIn 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. "Downfall" explores these final days of the Reich, where senior German leaders (such as Himmler and Goring) began defecting from their beloved Fuhrer, in an effort to save their own lives, while still others (Joseph Goebbels) pledge to die with Hitler. Hitler, himself, degenerates into a paranoid shell of a man, full of optimism one moment and suicidal depression the next. When the end finally does comes, 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.... (more)(less)
Release date : 16 September 2004 UPC: 043396115453
"For many years after World War II, German cinema avoided any kind of depiction of one the most infamous of dictators, Adolf Hitler.
The controversy that immediately followed after the 2004 film Downfall finally broke that taboo, shows that even 60 years after the "Big One", the scars of the second war to end all wars are still there & still incredibly sensitive.
Centering on the close circle of Hitler's command during the last days of the war, Downfall details the happenings within the Third"
"For many years after World War II, German cinema avoided any kind of depiction of one the most infamous of dictators, Adolf Hitler.
The controversy that immediately followed after the 2004 film Downfall finally broke that taboo, shows that even 60 years after the "Big One", the scars of the second war to end all wars are still there & still incredibly sensitive.
Centering on the close circle of Hitler's command during the last days of the war, Downfall details the happenings within the Third"
"For many years after World War II, German cinema avoided any kind of depiction of one the most infamous of dictators, Adolf Hitler.
The controversy that immediately followed after the 2004 film Downfall finally broke that taboo, shows that even 60 years after the "Big One", the scars of the second war to end all wars are still there & still incredibly sensitive.
Centering on the close circle of Hitler's command during the last days of the war, Downfall details the happenings within the Third"
"Bruno ganz as Adolf Hitler ( an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, abbreviated NSDAP), commonly known as the Nazi Party. He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and served as head of state as Führer und Reichskanzler from 1934 to 1945. Hitler is most remembered for his central leadership role in the rise of fascism in Europe, World War II and The Holocaust)
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Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII.
Adolf Hitler is definitely one of the most notorious and most cruel people in the history of mankind. But his story is so interesting. This movie gives a great image of his person. You also see a lot of the experiences of the German soldiers. It's a interesting but shocking movie. The performance of Bruno Ganz as Hitler is one of the best performances ever."
Aldenvdk added this to a list 3 months, 1 week ago
“A German movie on a crucial moment in German history: the downfall of Berlin and of the Third Reich in 1945. Hitler's final days are told according to the memories of his private secretary Traudl Junge.
Not bad, but could have been better. Overrated in my view.
The story is told from a German point of view. For instance, it shows the human side of some Nazis as opposed to the worse ones. Also, Berlin civilians are seen as victims of Russian fire and Nazi madness... Which is true in a sense, but seems to forget some wider responsabilities of that dark page in history. Extermination camps are not mentioned, if not in a note...
Bruno Ganz as the German Führer delivers his almost comedic megalomania. There are images of death, destruction, blood... in Berlin and” read more
"A German movie on a crucial moment in German history: the downfall of Berlin and of the Third Reich in 1945. Hitler's final days are told according to the memories of his private secretary Traudl Junge.
Not bad, but could have been better. Read more
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