The Downfall
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This award-winning German film takes a look at the last days and hours in the life of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime. It is set mainly in his bunker in the dying days of the war, and provides a close-up portrait of Hitler as seen through the eyes of his new, young and naive personal secretary. In German language with English subtitles. At the time of writing, it comes in at number 53 on the IMDB Top 250 movies.
156 minutes, No persons under 16 (Violence)
Drama, War, On the art circuit
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| Credits | |
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| Cast | Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Corinna Harfouch, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Köhler, Heino Ferch |
| Director | Oliver Hirschbiegel |
| Screenplay | Bernd Eichinger, from the books by Joachim Fest, and Traudl Junge & Melissa Müller |
| Music | Stephan Zacharias |
| Cinematography | Rainer Klausmann |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
| Soundtrack | Not available |
| Made in | 2004 |
| Produced by | A consortium of German companies |
| SA Distributor | Ster-Kinekor |
Official Site | IMDB page | FPB Report
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| Scale (Max) | 20 | |
| South African Media | ||
| Die BurgerFrancois Bloemhof | 15 | |
| Cape TimesKenneth Turan | 10 | |
| iAfrica.comMelanie Daly | 15 | |
| Mail & GuardianShaun de Waal | 18 | |
| The StarDiane de Beer | 18 | |
| Sunday TimesBarry Ronge | 20 | |
| International Media | ||
| BBC (UK)Jamie Russell | 15 | |
| Box Office (USA)Shlomo Schwartzberg | 5 | |
| Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert | 20 | |
| eye Weekly (Canada)Kim Linekin | 8 | |
| ReelViews (USA)James Berardinelli | 18 | |
| Internet (IMDB)15038 Netizens | 15 | |
| Average .. 74% | 14 | |
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