Downfall /
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Soviet Armies closing in from the west and south. 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"...
| Uniform Title: | Untergang (Motion picture) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | German English Hungarian Russian |
| Language Notes: | Dialogue in German with some English, Hungarian, and Russian. |
| Published: |
[Munich, Germany] :
Constantin Film,
2004.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy) |
| Summary: | In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Soviet Armies closing in from the west and south. 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. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004. This version distributed and produced by Shout Factory. Based on the book Inside Hitler's bunker by Joachim Fest and Until the final hour by Traudl Junge and Melissa Müller. Wide screen (1.78:1). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (155 min.)): sound, color |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: R; for strong violence, disturbing images and some nudity. |
| Production Credits: | Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel ; written by Bernd Eichinger ; produced by Bernd Eichinger ; director of photography, Rainer Klausmann ; editor, Hans Funck ; music, Stephan Zacharias ; production designer, Bernd Lepel. |