Downfall

April 1945, a nation awaits its... Downfall

Categories: Drama, History, War
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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 2004-09-16
Run time: 155 minute / 2:35
Budget: $16,000,000
Revenue: $92,181,574
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Writer: Bernd Eichinger
Production Companies : NDR, ORF, ARD Degeto, EOS Entertainment, WDR, RAI, Constantin Film
Production Countries: Austria, Germany, Italy

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Bruno Ganz
as Adolf Hitler
Alexandra Maria Lara
as Traudl Junge
Corinna Harfouch
as Magda Goebbels
Ulrich Matthes
as Joseph Goebbels
Juliane Köhler
as Eva Braun
Heino Ferch
as Albert Speer
Christian Berkel
as Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck
Thomas Kretschmann
as SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein
Ulrich Noethen
as Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler
Birgit Minichmayr
as Gerda Christian
Rolf Kanies
as General der Infanterie Hans Krebs
Justus von Dohnányi
as General der Infanterie Wilhelm Burgdorf
Michael Mendl
as General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling
André Hennicke
as SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke
Christian Redl
as Generaloberst Alfred Jodl
Götz Otto
as SS-Hauptsturmführer Otto Günsche
Thomas Limpinsel
as Kammerdiener Heinz Linge
Thomas Thieme
as Martin Bormann
Donevan Gunia
as Peter Kranz
Matthias Habich
as Prof. Dr. Werner Haase
Alexander Held
as Walter Hewel
Devid Striesow
as Feldwebel Tornow
Dieter Mann
as Feldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel
Bettina Redlich
as Frl. Constanze Manziarly
Heinrich Schmieder
as Rochus Misch
Anna Thalbach
as Hanna Reitsch
Dietrich Hollinderbäumer
as Ritter Robert von Greim
Ulrike Krumbiegel
as Dorothee Kranz
Karl Kranzkowski
as Wilhelm Kranz
Thorsten Krohn
as Dr. Stumpfegger
Jürgen Tonkel
as Erich Kempka
Fabian Busch
as Obersturmbannführer Stehr
Christian Hoening
as Reichsarzt SS Grawitz
Dirk Borchardt
as Panzerkommandant
Elizaveta Boyarskaya
as Schwester Erna
Michael Brandner
as H. Fritzche
Igor Bubenchikov
as Schadle
Martin Butzke
as SS-Soldat 1
Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov
as Soldat 2
Mathias Gnädinger
as Hermann Göring
Bohdan Graczyk
as Oberst Clausen
Norbert Heckner
as Standesbeamter Wagner
Enno Hesse
as Oberleutnant
Julia Jentsch
as Hanna Potrowski
Michael Kind
as SA-Mann / Ruinenkeller
Elisabeth von Koch
as Margarete Lorenz
Konstantin Lukashov
as Älterer Soldat
Stefan Mehren
as Verwundeter Soldat
Katerina Poladjan
as Russische Arzthelferin
Tanja Schleiff
as Russische Ärztin
Christian Schmidt
as SS-Mann Greifkommando
August Schmölzer
as Baur
Jurij Schrader
as Dolmetscher
Mariya Semyonova
as Rothaarige Frau
Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann
as Offizier 1
Veit Stübner
as Obergruppenführer Tellermann
Oliver Stritzel
as Maschinist Hentschel
Vsevolod Tsurilo
as Russischer Adjutant
Henning Peker
as Wachsoldat vor der Wolfsschanze (uncredited)
Dieter Rupp
as Mohnke's Adjutant im Bunker (uncredited)
Andrey Blagoslovenskiy
as Soldat im Ruinenkeller
Valeriy Salomakhin
as Staryy Tsivilist
Igor Sergeev
as Russischer Soldat
Traudl Junge
as Self (archive footage)
Art
Bernd Lepel Production Design

Writing
Joachim Fest Author

Production
Bernd Eichinger Producer

Writing
Bernd Eichinger Screenplay

Production
Christine Rothe Executive Producer

Sound
Nico Krebs Sound Designer

Costume & Make-Up
Claudia Bobsin Costume Design

Writing
Traudl Junge Author

Camera
Rainer Klausmann Director of Photography

Sound
Lisa Geffcken-Reinhard Sound Effects Editor

Editing
Hans Funck Editor

Production
An Dorthe Braker Casting

Sound
Stephan Zacharias Original Music Composer

Writing
Melissa Müller Author

Costume & Make-Up
Waldemar Pokromski Makeup Artist

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Abi Schneider Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Visual Effects
Stefanie Stalf Visual Effects Producer

Crew
Oleg Korytin Stunt Coordinator

Camera
Marcus Pohlus Steadicam Operator

Production
Yakov Gordin Location Manager
Svetlana Lukash Location Manager

Visual Effects
Thomas Zauner Visual Effects Supervisor

Costume & Make-Up
Margrit Neufink Makeup Artist

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Aleksey Filatov Assistant Art Director

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Sebastian Meuschel Steadicam Operator
Jürgen Olczyk Still Photographer

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Mila Koudriashova Publicist

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Norbert Zich Dolby Consultant

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Vladimir Plyatskovsky Location Manager

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Carsten Richter Foley

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Elena Zhukova Art Direction
Sergey Fukalov Assistant Art Director

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Oksana Rusalinova Location Manager

Lighting
Konstantin Kostin Gaffer

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Kerstin Böck Publicist
Maxim Volodin Location Manager

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Tilman Büttner Steadicam Operator

Costume & Make-Up
Natalya Zamakhina Costume Supervisor

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Jörn Poetzl Foley

Production
Bettina Bartl Publicist

Crew
Natasha Grachova Special Effects Coordinator
Nonna Velikaya Translator

Sound
Philipp Sellier Foley

Crew
Sergey Golovkin Stunts

Production
Jörn Klamroth Co-Producer

Directing
Bohdan Graczyk Assistant Director

Production
Wolf-Dietrich Brücker Co-Producer

Lighting
Dirk Eichler Lighting Technician

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Christine Jahn Post Production Supervisor
Tom Tykwer Thanks
Oskar Roehler Thanks

Production
Doris J. Heinze Co-Producer

Costume & Make-Up
Andrew Mollo Other

Camera
Carol Burandt von Kameke First Assistant Camera

Directing
Hanuš Polak jr. Assistant Director

Art
Ekaterina Omakhanova Property Master
Irina Melnikova Property Master

Directing
Oliver Hirschbiegel Director

Visual Effects
Alessandro Cioffi Compositing Artist
Michael Ralla Compositing Artist

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Fabian Schmidt Dialogue Editor

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Galina Zaigraeva Property Master





















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