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Downfall  (2004)
April 1945, a nation awaits its... Downfall


7.9|16 Sept, 2004|155 min
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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.
Language

Magyar, 

Deutsch, 

Pусский 


Budget$16,000,000
Revenue $92,181,574
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Keywords
dying and death
based on novel or book
nazi
clerk
dictator
poison
despair
traitor
world war ii
bunker
destroy
testament
capitulation
soviet military
race politics
national socialism
ideology
minister
national socialist party
historical figure
german shepherd
1940s
adolf hitler

Casts

Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz
Adolf Hitler
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
Ulrich Noethen
Ulrich Noethen
Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler
Birgit Minichmayr
Birgit Minichmayr
Gerda Christian
Rolf Kanies
Rolf Kanies
General der Infanterie Hans Krebs
Justus von Dohnányi
Justus von Dohnányi
General der Infanterie Wilhelm Burgdorf
Michael Mendl
Michael Mendl
General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling
André Hennicke
André Hennicke
SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke
Christian Redl
Christian Redl
Generaloberst Alfred Jodl
Götz Otto
Götz Otto
SS-Hauptsturmführer Otto Günsche
Thomas Limpinsel
Thomas Limpinsel
Kammerdiener Heinz Linge
Thomas Thieme
Thomas Thieme
Martin Bormann
Donevan Gunia
Peter Kranz
Matthias Habich
Matthias Habich
Prof. Dr. Werner Haase
Alexander Held
Alexander Held
Walter Hewel
Devid Striesow
Devid Striesow
Feldwebel Tornow
Dieter Mann
Dieter Mann
Feldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel
Bettina Redlich
Bettina Redlich
Frl. Constanze Manziarly
Heinrich Schmieder
Heinrich Schmieder
Rochus Misch
Anna Thalbach
Anna Thalbach
Hanna Reitsch
Dietrich Hollinderbäumer
Dietrich Hollinderbäumer
Ritter Robert von Greim
Ulrike Krumbiegel
Ulrike Krumbiegel
Dorothee Kranz
Karl Kranzkowski
Karl Kranzkowski
Wilhelm Kranz
Thorsten Krohn
Thorsten Krohn
Dr. Stumpfegger
Jürgen Tonkel
Jürgen Tonkel
Erich Kempka
Fabian Busch
Fabian Busch
Obersturmbannführer Stehr
Christian Hoening
Christian Hoening
Reichsarzt SS Grawitz
Dirk Borchardt
Dirk Borchardt
Panzerkommandant
Elizaveta Boyarskaya
Elizaveta Boyarskaya
Schwester Erna
Michael Brandner
Michael Brandner
H. Fritzche
Igor Bubenchikov
Schadle
Martin Butzke
Martin Butzke
SS-Soldat 1
Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov
Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov
Soldat 2
Mathias Gnädinger
Hermann Göring
Bohdan Graczyk
Oberst Clausen
Norbert Heckner
Norbert Heckner
Standesbeamter Wagner
Enno Hesse
Oberleutnant
Julia Jentsch
Julia Jentsch
Hanna Potrowski
Michael Kind
Michael Kind
SA-Mann / Ruinenkeller
Elisabeth von Koch
Margarete Lorenz
Konstantin Lukashov
Konstantin Lukashov
Älterer Soldat
Stefan Mehren
Stefan Mehren
Verwundeter Soldat
Katerina Poladjan
Katerina Poladjan
Russische Arzthelferin
Tanja Schleiff
Tanja Schleiff
Russische Ärztin
Christian Schmidt
SS-Mann Greifkommando
August Schmölzer
August Schmölzer
Baur
Jurij Schrader
Dolmetscher
Mariya Semyonova
Mariya Semyonova
Rothaarige Frau
Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann
Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann
Offizier 1
Veit Stübner
Veit Stübner
Obergruppenführer Tellermann
Oliver Stritzel
Oliver Stritzel
Maschinist Hentschel
Vsevolod Tsurilo
Vsevolod Tsurilo
Russischer Adjutant
Henning Peker
Henning Peker
Wachsoldat vor der Wolfsschanze (uncredited)
Dieter Rupp
Mohnke's Adjutant im Bunker (uncredited)
Andrey Blagoslovenskiy
Andrey Blagoslovenskiy
Soldat im Ruinenkeller
Valeriy Salomakhin
Valeriy Salomakhin
Staryy Tsivilist
Igor Sergeev
Igor Sergeev
Russischer Soldat

Crews

Bernd Eichinger
Bernd Eichinger
Producer
Christine Rothe
Christine Rothe
Executive Producer
Rainer Klausmann
Rainer Klausmann
Director of Photography
Stephan Zacharias
Original Music Composer
An Dorthe Braker
Casting
Bernd Lepel
Production Design
Claudia Bobsin
Costume Design
Nico Krebs
Sound Designer
Lisa Geffcken-Reinhard
Sound Effects Editor
Joachim Fest
Joachim Fest
Author
Traudl Junge
Traudl Junge
Author
Melissa Müller
Melissa Müller
Author
Bernd Eichinger
Bernd Eichinger
Screenplay
Hans Funck
Editor
Margrit Neufink
Makeup Artist
Waldemar Pokromski
Makeup Artist
Elena Zhukova
Elena Zhukova
Art Direction
Aleksey Filatov
Assistant Art Director
Sergey Fukalov
Assistant Art Director
Norbert Zich
Dolby Consultant
Carsten Richter
Foley
Jörn Poetzl
Foley
Abi Schneider
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Fabian Schmidt
Dialogue Editor
Natasha Grachova
Special Effects Coordinator
Stefanie Stalf
Visual Effects Producer
Thomas Zauner
Visual Effects Supervisor
Oleg Korytin
Stunt Coordinator
Konstantin Kostin
Gaffer
Marcus Pohlus
Steadicam Operator
Sebastian Meuschel
Steadicam Operator
Tilman Büttner
Steadicam Operator
Jürgen Olczyk
Still Photographer
Natalya Zamakhina
Costume Supervisor
Mila Koudriashova
Publicist
Bettina Bartl
Publicist
Kerstin Böck
Publicist
Yakov Gordin
Location Manager
Svetlana Lukash
Location Manager
Vladimir Plyatskovsky
Location Manager
Oksana Rusalinova
Location Manager
Maxim Volodin
Location Manager
Nonna Velikaya
Translator
Philipp Sellier
Foley
Wolf-Dietrich Brücker
Co-Producer
Doris J. Heinze
Co-Producer
Jörn Klamroth
Co-Producer
Christine Jahn
Post Production Supervisor
Bohdan Graczyk
Assistant Director
Sergey Golovkin
Stunts
Tom Tykwer
Tom Tykwer
Thanks
Oskar Roehler
Oskar Roehler
Thanks
Dirk Eichler
Lighting Technician
Andrew Mollo
Other
Carol Burandt von Kameke
First Assistant Camera
Hanuš Polak jr.
Assistant Director
Galina Zaigraeva
Property Master
Ekaterina Omakhanova
Property Master
Irina Melnikova
Property Master
Oliver Hirschbiegel
Oliver Hirschbiegel
Director

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