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Downfall

Der Untergang

Release: 2004-09-16 ·Runtime: 155m ·★ 7.9
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.

Production Countries

Austria Germany Italy

Production Companies

NDR
ORF
ARD Degeto
EOS Entertainment
WDR
RAI
Constantin Film

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Cast

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