Downfall

Downfall (2004)

U/A 13+ 16/09/2004
  • Drama, History, War
  • 2 hr 35 min
79%
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $16,000,000
  • Revenue :$92,181,574
April 1945, a nation awaits its... Downfall

Overview

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.
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $16,000,000
  • Revenue :$92,181,574
April 1945, a nation awaits its... Downfall

Overview

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.
Top Billed Cast
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

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

Martin Butzke
Martin Butzke

SS-Soldat 1

Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov
Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov

Soldat 2

Norbert Heckner
Norbert Heckner

Standesbeamter Wagner

Julia Jentsch
Julia Jentsch

Hanna Potrowski

Michael Kind
Michael Kind

SA-Mann / Ruinenkeller

Konstantin Lukashov
Konstantin Lukashov

Älterer Soldat

Stefan Mehren
Stefan Mehren

Verwundeter Soldat

Katerina Poladjan
Katerina Poladjan

Russische Arzthelferin

Tanja Schleiff
Tanja Schleiff

Russische Ärztin

August Schmölzer
August Schmölzer

Baur

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)

Andrey Blagoslovenskiy
Andrey Blagoslovenskiy

Soldat im Ruinenkeller

Valeriy Salomakhin
Valeriy Salomakhin

Staryy Tsivilist

Igor Sergeev
Igor Sergeev

Russischer Soldat

Traudl Junge
Traudl Junge

Self (archive footage)

lines
Crew Members
Joachim Fest
Joachim Fest

Author

Bernd Eichinger
Bernd Eichinger

Producer

Bernd Eichinger
Bernd Eichinger

Screenplay

Christine Rothe
Christine Rothe

Executive Producer

Traudl Junge
Traudl Junge

Author

Rainer Klausmann
Rainer Klausmann

Director of Photography

Melissa Müller
Melissa Müller

Author

Elena Zhukova
Elena Zhukova

Art Direction

Tom Tykwer
Tom Tykwer

Thanks

Oskar Roehler
Oskar Roehler

Thanks

Oliver Hirschbiegel
Oliver Hirschbiegel

Director

Alessandro Cioffi
Alessandro Cioffi

Compositing Artist

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