Downfall
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Downfall

April 1945, a nation awaits its... Downfall

7.9 / 10 2004 2h 35mR German
DramaHistoryWar

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

Adolf Hitler

Lead
Alexandra Maria Lara

Alexandra Maria Lara

Traudl Junge

Corinna Harfouch

Corinna Harfouch

Magda Goebbels

Ulrich Matthes

Ulrich Matthes

Joseph Goebbels

Juliane Köhler

Juliane Köhler

Eva Braun

Heino Ferch

Heino Ferch

Albert Speer

Christian Berkel

Christian Berkel

Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck

Thomas Kretschmann

Thomas Kretschmann

SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Oliver Hirschbiegel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Downfall is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker