

Downfall
April 1945, a nation awaits its... Downfall
Key facts
- Release date
- 2004-09-16
- Runtime
- 155 min
- Genres
- Director
- Oliver Hirschbiegel
- Rating
In short
Downfall is a 2004 Drama, History, War film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel. It runs 155 minutes and is rated 7.9/10 on TMDB. It was released on 2004-09-16.
Overview
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.
Frequently asked questions
- When was Downfall released?
- Downfall was released on 2004-09-16.
- Who directed Downfall?
- Downfall was directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel.
- How long is Downfall?
- Downfall runs 155 minutes.
- What genre is Downfall?
- Downfall belongs to these genres: Drama, History, War.
- Who stars in Downfall?
- The main cast includes Michael Mendl, Donevan Gunia, Heinrich Schmieder.
- Is there a trailer for Downfall?
- Yes, the official trailer is available on this page.
Trailer
Cast


Donevan Gunia

Heinrich Schmieder

Oliver Stritzel

Igor Sergeev

Ulrich Noethen

Birgit Minichmayr

Götz Otto

Mathias Gnädinger

Rolf Kanies

Stefan Mehren

Alexander Held
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Anna Thalbach

Matthias Habich

Christian Hoening

Andrey Blagoslovenskiy

Devid Striesow

Julia Jentsch

Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann

Valeriy Salomakhin

Christian Berkel

Dieter Mann

Igor Bubenchikov

Corinna Harfouch

Christian Redl

Thomas Kretschmann

Ulrike Krumbiegel

Karl Kranzkowski

Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov

Katerina Poladjan

Vsevolod Tsurilo

Traudl Junge

Ulrich Matthes

Thorsten Krohn

Jürgen Tonkel

Fabian Busch

August Schmölzer

Dieter Rupp

Alexandra Maria Lara

Heino Ferch

Thomas Limpinsel

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

Michael Brandner

Tanja Schleiff

Bettina Redlich

Dirk Borchardt

Elizaveta Boyarskaya

Martin Butzke

Mariya Semyonova

Justus von Dohnányi

André Hennicke

Veit Stübner

Bruno Ganz

Thomas Thieme

Konstantin Lukashov

Henning Peker

Juliane Köhler

Michael Kind

Christian Schmidt