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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. "

“A great movie, that has one of its greatest points in its really accurate historical reconstruction.

Good performances by the actors, in particular by Bruno Ganz.

Full review:

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“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 visualization of almost ntokymanteristiki Berlin mercilessly besieged of leadership collapses and insane, residents sent like lambs to slaughter give the film a dynamic that we long to see the big screen. For two hours we witnessed the horror of war who returned to haunt the sponsors. The intransigence of the generals, the bombing of the city, the suicide of Hitler presented in fragments, creating a wh” read more

A great movie

“Since I kept hearing good things about this flick, I was really eager to check it out. Eventually, I wasn't disappointed. Indeed, I thought it was really amazing and I would go even further by saying that it is probably the last great war movie in my opinion. Yeah, it is that good. I remember, after watching it, I discussed it with my wife and she argued that the makers could have never known how the whole thing exactly happened. Personally, I think it is totally irrelevant though but it still seemed pretty convincing in my opinion. Basically, it is a fascinating study giving us the magnitude of the sheer madness of those guys. 70 years later, it remains a difficult to comprehend that literally millions of people believe this guy and his ideology. That's also the other great thing about th” read more

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" Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel | 156 minutes"

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"Bruno Ganz Bruno Ganz as a Hitler "

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" Roger Ebert's comment : " 'Downfall' takes place almost entirely inside the bunker beneath Berlin where Adolf Hitler and his inner circle spent their final days, and died. It ventures outside only to show the collapse of the Nazi defense of Berlin, the misery of the civilian population and the burning of the bodies of Hitler, Eva Braun, and Joseph and Magda Goebbels. For the rest, it occupies a labyrinth of concrete corridors, harshly lighted, with a constant passage back and forth of aid"

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" Note : I believe it is the last great war movie. It is that good. A fascinating story, a very good directing and, of course, an impressive perfomance by Bruno Ganz. An great achievement and a must see."