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DVD

1 of 1 Copy Available

  • CENTRAL: Audiovisual Collection
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Downfall = La chute

Call Number

  • BLU-RAY FOREIGN (CEN)

Edition

Blu-ray version.

Languages

In German or French, with English or French subtitles.

Performers

Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Corinna Harfouch, Ulrich Mathes, Juliane Köhler, Heino Ferch, Christian Berkel.

Publication Information

[Montréal] : Alliance Films, [2005]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (155 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: R; for strong violence, disturbing images and some nudity.

Summary

DOWNFALL takes you into Hitler's bunker during the brutal and harrowing last days of the Third Reich. Seen through the eyes of Hitler's now infamous secretary Traudl Junge, optimism crumbles into grim realization and terror as it becomes clear that Germany's defeat is inevitable. As the Russian army circles the city, the dimly lit halls of the underground refuge become an execution chamber for the Fuhrer and his closest advisors.

Notes

Title from container.

Based on the books Inside Hitler's bunker by Joachim Fest and Until the final hour by Traudl Junge and Melissa Müller.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2004.

Special features: Cast and filmmaker interviews ; The making of Downfall.

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