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Downfall (2005)
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 to its scope. Fess' book focuses on the final days of the Reich, and Eichinger saw that the horrifying epic of Hitler and his people during his twelve years in power was reflected in those last twelve days in the bunker. "The final days tell us a lot about how the mass fanaticism functioned in the regime's earlier years and how it continued to reign until the bitter end," says Eichinger. (read more)
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Downfall Movie Review by Jarrod  (6/30/2007) |
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Downfall is one of the best war movies ever made. It represents an effort by a German director to portray Hitler in a way many might find troubling or offensive, and indeed the film has been criticized for being too sympathetic to the Fuhrer, which it is not, but it does show him as a human, capable of great cruelty and...
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Despite it's 2 1/2 to 3 hour length, Oliver Hirschbiegel's film never slows for one second. This is a testament to his brilliant direction.
What is also brilliant is the acting of Bruno Ganz as Adolph Hitler. I have never seen such emotion brought to a role.
What really impresses is the stark realism of the film. You...
(complete Downfall review by B Movie Ben)
| Downfall Movie Review by Tim (4/23/2007) |
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I watched Downfall the other day after picking it up. It follows Hitler's last few days in his underground bunker as the Russian forces are advancing everyday towards Berlin. Hitler slowly but surely starts to lose power with his top ranking officers as everyone but him sees that the Nazi's are without a doubt going to...
(complete Downfall review by Tim)
| Downfall Movie Review by Ilana (3/25/2005) |
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Hitler, Germany, WWII. We all know the basics. DOWNFALL goes past the basics and into the specifics, as seen through the eyes of the Fuehrer's right-hand men, his loved ones, and of course, his secretary. (Anyone who has ever worked in an office knows that the secretary -- oops, I mean executive assistant -- sees,...
(complete Downfall review by Ilana)
| Downfall Movie Review by Doug (3/27/2005) |
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Downfall is an excellent, albeit horrible film. It is a well-made and fascinatingly violent and disturbing depiction of a period of world history not to be forgotten, lest it be repeated. Particularly of note were the deranged madness of Bruno Ganz as Adolf Hitler, the blind faith of the folks that followed him, and the...
(complete Downfall review by Doug)
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