The Lives of Others
2007
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Mar 10, 2005 · Bernd Eichinger. "Downfall" takes place almost entirely inside the bunker beneath Berlin where Adolf Hitler and his inner circle spent their final days, and died. It ventures outside only to show the collapse of the Nazi defense of Berlin, the misery of the civilian population and the burning of the bodies of Hitler, Eva Braun, and Joseph and ...
90% Tomatometer 141 Reviews 94% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings In 1942, young Traudl Junge (Alexandra Maria Lara) lands her dream job -- secretary to Adolf Hitler (Bruno Ganz) at the peak of his...
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The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 90% based on 141 reviews from critics, with a weighted average of 8.00/10. The website's consensus reads, " Downfall is an illuminating, thoughtful and detailed account of Hitler's last days."
Feb 18, 2005 · Jun 13, 2021. At once grandiose, horrific, suffocating, and memetastic, but most importantly perpetually relevant. This film is perhaps the most significant war film of all time and one of the few that explores the full breadth of a nation forced to face the consequences of its choices.
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Der Untergang makes you live the horrors and craziness of war. Bruno Ganz's interpretation of Adolf Hitler is worthy of an Oscar. He is completely believable. Also the rest of the cast performs admirably. You feel transported to Berlin as it was bombarded by the Russians.
Apr 8, 2005 · 'The Downfall' is an apt title for this movie, as aside from depicting an important event in history; the film is fundamentally about failure. The entire movie focuses on one man's huge downfall, and it is both a heartbreaking and powerful cinematic experience. Der Untergang is not to be missed.
Downfall (Der Untergang) is a German-language WWII movie about the final days of Hitler's "thousand year Reich". It remains one of the best (if not THE best) war movies I have seen to date. It is also one of the most historically accurate war movies, gathering from my own knowledge regarding 1945 Germany and the end of the Reich.
