Downfall / Constantin Film and Bernd Eichinger present a production of Constantin Film in co-production with NDR, WDR, Degeto Film, ORF and Eos Production and Rai Cinema, an Oliver Hirschbiegel film, a Bernd Eichinger production ; produced by Bernd Eichinger ; written by Bernd Eichinger ; directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel.
Publisher:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Copyright Date:
2005
Description:
2 videodiscs (2 h 35 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. Based on the books "Inside Hitler's bunker" by Joachim Fest and "Until the final hour" by Traudl Junge and Melissa Müller. Special features: Director commentary; the making of 'Downfall'; cast & crew interviews. Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Corinna Harfouch, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Köhler, Heino Ferch, Christian Berkes.
Summary:
Takes you into Hitler's bunker, in 1945, during the brutal and harrowing last days of the Third Reich. Seen through the eyes of Hitler's infamous secretary Traudl Junge, optimism crumbles into grim realization and terror as it becomes clear that Germany's defeat is inevitable. As the Russian army circles the city, the dimly lit halls of the underground refuge become an execution chamber for the Fuhrer and his closest advisors.
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