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Downfall

2005 • 155 minutes
4.8
144 reviews
90%
Tomatometer
15
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About this movie

Set in Berlin, 1945, this powerful and provocative war drama retells the final days of the Second World War as recorded in the diaries of Adolf Hitler's private secretary, Traudl Junge, while barricaded with Hitler and his closest confidants in the Führer's secret bunker. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (The Experiment) with an astonishing performance by Bruno Ganz (The Manchurian Candidate) as history's most notorious figure, this unprecedented and controversial insider's perspective is gripping insight into the madness and desperation of Hitler in the final hours of the war as the Russian Army closes a ring around Berlin. 2004 Constantin Film Produktions GmbH. All Rights Reserved.
Rating
15

Ratings and reviews

4.8
144 reviews
Erik M
May 7, 2019
One of the best movies I have ever seen. Pure history, no hypothetical pasts, perfect balance between the narration of the personal conflicts and deliriums of the characters, especially Hitler himself's, and the ones of a brutal, merciless and senseless war. This movie touches various aspects of that reality really well, and goes deep enough in the psyche of the last important pieces of the Nazi state still alive, right before their deaths. Soundtrack is great, acting of characters is basically spotless, historical and war revival is really immersive and seemed to be quite realistic. I don't really know how to criticize this movie. 9.5/10
John D'Isselt
August 25, 2014
I love, love, love this film. I would give absolutely anything to be able to view it here in the USA. 'Downfall' has some of the best acting I've ever seen in a war drama. It's a bit of a lengthy film but if you watch the first ten minutes you'd see that it's kind of necessary to tell the story of the Battle of Berlin accurately. For a film about the deterioration of the Nazi leadership at the end of World War II, 'Downfall' manages to tell the tale through the eyes of a surprisingly human cast.
Doom Domain
March 12, 2017
Seen this before and it was a simply flawless, powerfully acted film with amazing cinematography, however, I am not going to buy as this is not the director's cut, or rather doesn't seem to have the running time of said version in the description and I would love to own that version digitally.