Downfall (2005)
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Reviews Counted: 128 Fresh: 117 Rotten:11 Average Rating: 8/10
Consensus:
Downfall is an illuminating, thoughtful and detailed account of Hitler's last days.
Runtime: 2 hrs 36 mins
Theatrical Release: Sep 16, 2004 Limited
Box Office: $5,475,810
Synopsis: When writer-producer Bernd Eichinger read the galleys of historian Joachim Fest's book "Der Untergang" ("The Downfall: Inside Hitler's Bunker, The Last Days of the Third Reich"), he knew he had found the dramatic key to a film he had wanted to make for decades, but never thought possible due... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Juliane Kohler, Thomas Kretschmann, Ulrich Matthes
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Features a staggeringly creepy performance by Bruno Ganz, whose Hitler is both a raving psychotic and a beaten, melancholic man.
03/01/07
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09/28/06
Downfall is an admirably matter-of-fact history lesson of a movie, but next to real footage of real people with real memories of those days, it pales by comparison.
09/22/06
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06/24/06
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05/26/06
An important historical movie about the last days of the Third Reich.
03/09/06
Es un atinado recordatorio de que, como humanidad, debimos haber aprendido la lección, pues de otra forma estamos condenados a repetir la historia, para bien o para mal.
11/28/05
The subject matter itself is the fallback support, which is good enough for its purposes, though it could've benefited from a more steered momentum.
11/03/05
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09/26/05
La película es una nueva y bienvenida mirada hacia eventos históricos que nos han sido contados prácticamente en exclusiva desde el bando ganador.
08/13/05
There have been plenty of World War II films over the years, but none delivers as intimate a portrait of German dictator Adolf Hitler and his comrades.
08/04/05
...succeeds, for the most part, in painstakingly depicting who did what when, but beyond that, it is a missed opportunity.
08/04/05
A lot of movies have been made about Adolf Hitler, but this is certainly one of the best; it shows the psychology that goes on when a leader and his followers fall from power.
08/02/05
A long stare into an abyss from which no comforting answers can emerge.
07/31/05
The film's searing portrayal of an utterly pathetic fanaticism is its most enduring effect.
07/29/05
Downfall, along with the well-done additional [DVD] special features, is a must-see film for anyone who considers themselves a history buff, a film junkie or both.
07/28/05
Downfall takes on the unenviable task of portraying [Hitler] as a man, rather than a caricature or parody as the norm has dictated.
07/24/05
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Downfall gets the nod from Germany for Oscar's Best Foreign Film category ...
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Wow, those German medias are exaggerating about "sympathizing" Hitler.
by: Kakoru 3/19/05
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