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| Release Date: |
February 18, 2005 (LA/NY) |
| On DVD: |
August 2, 2005 |
| Genre: |
War, Drama |
| Running Time: |
154 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for strong violence, disturbing images and some nudity. |
| Director: |
Oliver Hirschbiegel |
| Writer: |
Bernd Eichinger |
| Cast: |
Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Corinna Harfouch, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Köhler, Heino Ferch, Christian Berkel |
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 Read more
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