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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

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