Der Untergang

Downfall (German: Der Untergang) is a 2004 German/Italian/Austrian drama film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, depicting the final ten days of Adolf Hitler's reign of Nazi Germany in 1945. The film's screenplay was written by Bernd Eichinger, and based upon the books Inside Hitler's Bunker, by historian Joachim Fest; Until the Final Hour, the memoirs of Traudl Junge, one of Hitler's secretaries (co-written with Melissa Müller); Albert Speer's mem... More

Initial release date:

  • Sep 8, 2004

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 2 h 36 min

Produced by:

Screenplay by:

Also known as:

  • Downfall,
  • Бункер,
  • Der Untergang - Hitler und das Ende des 3. Reichs,
  • The Downfall: Hitler and the End of the Third Reich,
  • A Queda: Hitler e o Fim do Terceiro Reich,
  • Ultimele zile ale lui Hitler

Film

Directed by

Oliver Hirschbiegel

Oliver Hirschbiegel (born 29 December 1957) is a German film director. His works include Das Experiment and the Oscar nominated Der Untergang. A Waldorf graduate, Hirschbiegel studied painting and graphic arts, later film, at the Hamburg University of Fine Arts. In 1986, he directed his first film,...

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Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date
  • Feb 18, 2005

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Music by:

Runtime:

Runtime Film cut Note
  • 2 h 36 min
  • 2 h 58 min
  • Extended version
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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 30,000,000
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Media

Adapted From

Until the Final Hour

Until the Final Hour (German: Bis Zur Letzten Stunde) is a memoir of the last days of Hitler's government, written by Traudl Junge. The book was part of the...

Hitler's Last Days: An Eye-Witness Account

Hitler's Last Days: An Eye-witness account is a book written by Gerhardt Boldt.

Das Notlazarett Unter Der Reichskanzlei: Ein Arzt Erlebt Hitlers Ende in Berlin

Das Notlazarett Unter Der Reichskanzlei: Ein Arzt Erlebt Hitlers Ende in Berlin is a memoir written by Ernst-Günther Schenck.

Inside the Third Reich

Inside the Third Reich is a memoir written by Albert Speer, the Nazi Minister of Armaments from 1942 to 1945, serving as Hitler's main architect before this...

Inside Hitler's Bunker

Inside Hitler's Bunker: The Last Days of the Third Reich (German: Der Untergang: Hitler und das Ende des Dritten Reiches) is a book by historian Joachim Fest...

Soldat: Reflections of a German Soldier, 1936–1949

Soldat: Reflections of a German Soldier, 1936–1949 is a memoir written by Siegfried Knappe.

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Awards

London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Winners

Award Nominations:

Year Award Award Nominee
  • 2006

Goya Award for Best European Film Nominees

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