

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 Igor Sergeev, Christian Berkel, Götz Otto.
- Is there a trailer for Downfall?
- Yes, the official trailer is available on this page.
Trailer
Cast


Christian Berkel

Götz Otto

Thomas Limpinsel

Mathias Gnädinger

Katerina Poladjan

Bruno Ganz

Matthias Habich

Christian Schmidt

Andrey Blagoslovenskiy

Valeriy Salomakhin

Ulrich Matthes
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Stefan Mehren

Tanja Schleiff

Veit Stübner

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

Mariya Semyonova

Michael Mendl

Thomas Thieme

Donevan Gunia

Alexander Held

Corinna Harfouch

Heino Ferch

Jürgen Tonkel

Martin Butzke

Oliver Stritzel

Vsevolod Tsurilo

Henning Peker

Christian Redl

Heinrich Schmieder

Christian Hoening

Igor Bubenchikov

August Schmölzer

Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov

Bettina Redlich

Fabian Busch

Julia Jentsch

Michael Kind

Traudl Junge

Rolf Kanies

Anna Thalbach

Elizaveta Boyarskaya

Konstantin Lukashov

Justus von Dohnányi

Karl Kranzkowski

Thorsten Krohn

Juliane Köhler

Devid Striesow

Dieter Mann

Ulrike Krumbiegel

Dirk Borchardt

Dieter Rupp

Alexandra Maria Lara

Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann

Thomas Kretschmann

Ulrich Noethen

Birgit Minichmayr

André Hennicke

Michael Brandner