Downfall
“April 1945, a nation awaits its... Downfall”
2004•R•2h 35m•7.9•Released
DramaHistoryWar
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.
Director
Oliver Hirschbiegel
Writer
Bernd Eichinger
Budget
$16M
Revenue
$92M
Languages
Hungarian, German, Russian
Studio
NDR
Cast
Bruno Ganz
Adolf Hitler
Alexandra Maria Lara
Traudl Junge
Corinna Harfouch
Magda Goebbels
Ulrich Matthes
Joseph Goebbels
Juliane Köhler
Eva Braun
Heino Ferch
Albert Speer
Christian Berkel
Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck
Thomas Kretschmann
SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein
Ulrich Noethen
Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler
Birgit Minichmayr
Gerda Christian
Rolf Kanies
General der Infanterie Hans Krebs
Justus von Dohnányi
General der Infanterie Wilhelm Burgdorf
Michael Mendl
General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling
André Hennicke
SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke
Christian Redl
Generaloberst Alfred Jodl
Production
Company
NDR
Company
ORF
Company
ARD Degeto
Company
EOS Entertainment
Company
WDR
Company
RAI
Company
Constantin Film
Producer
Bernd Eichinger
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