Downfall

Sep 16, 2004

2h 35m

★ 7.9

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.

Genres

Drama

History

War

Production Companies

NDR

ORF

ARD Degeto

EOS Entertainment

WDR

RAI

Constantin Film

Downfall Trailers

Cast

Adolf Hitler

Bruno Ganz

Traudl Junge

Alexandra Maria Lara

Magda Goebbels

Corinna Harfouch

Joseph Goebbels

Ulrich Matthes

Eva Braun

Juliane Köhler

Albert Speer

Heino Ferch

Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck

Christian Berkel

SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein

Thomas Kretschmann

Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler

Ulrich Noethen

Gerda Christian

Birgit Minichmayr

General der Infanterie Hans Krebs

Rolf Kanies

General der Infanterie Wilhelm Burgdorf

Justus von Dohnányi

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