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Downfall

Downfall

April 1945, a nation awaits its... Downfall
Sep 16, 2004 2h 35m
7.9
3916 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Downfall
Companies NDR, ORF, ARD Degeto, EOS Entertainment, WDR, RAI, Constantin Film
Countries Austria, Germany, Italy
Keywords dying and death, based on novel or book, nazi, clerk, dictator, poison, despair, traitor, world war ii, bunker, destroy, testament, capitulation, soviet military, race politics, national socialism, ideology, minister, national socialist party, historical figure, german shepherd, 1940s, adolf hitler
Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

Adolf Hitler
Corinna Harfouch

Corinna Harfouch

Magda Goebbels
Ulrich Matthes

Ulrich Matthes

Joseph Goebbels
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
Donevan Gunia

Donevan Gunia

Peter Kranz
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
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
Martin Butzke

Martin Butzke

SS-Soldat 1
Mathias Gnädinger

Mathias Gnädinger

Hermann Göring
Bohdan Graczyk

Bohdan Graczyk

Oberst Clausen
Norbert Heckner

Norbert Heckner

Standesbeamter Wagner
Enno Hesse

Enno Hesse

Oberleutnant
Julia Jentsch

Julia Jentsch

Hanna Potrowski
Michael Kind

Michael Kind

SA-Mann / Ruinenkeller
Elisabeth von Koch

Elisabeth von Koch

Margarete Lorenz
Konstantin Lukashov

Konstantin Lukashov

Älterer Soldat
Stefan Mehren

Stefan Mehren

Verwundeter Soldat
Katerina Poladjan

Katerina Poladjan

Russische Arzthelferin
Tanja Schleiff

Tanja Schleiff

Russische Ärztin
Christian Schmidt

Christian Schmidt

SS-Mann Greifkommando
Mariya Semyonova

Mariya Semyonova

Rothaarige Frau
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)
Dieter Rupp

Dieter Rupp

Mohnke's Adjutant im Bunker (uncredited)
Andrey Blagoslovenskiy

Andrey Blagoslovenskiy

Soldat im Ruinenkeller
Valeriy Salomakhin

Valeriy Salomakhin

Staryy Tsivilist
Igor Sergeev

Igor Sergeev

Russischer Soldat