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World Wars Downfall

Downfall

Film · 2004

Original titleDer Untergang

Original languageGerman

Runtime2 hours 35 minutes

GenreDramaHistoryWar

Set in1945
Letterboxd average
4.1 / 5
Saltiness

Fewer grains = more historically accurate.

Shelfmark MS 0015Last checked

Directed byOliver Hirschbiegel
59 years
between the events and the release
1945 → 2004

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Event

The decisive close to the Second World War in Europe, the Battle of Berlin waged in April 1945 between beleaguered German defenders and the full weight of the Soviet Red Army resulted in the unconditional surrender of the Nazi German state and the suicide of its leader, Adolf Hitler.

filed under 1945

Runs throughEastern Front (World War II)2 titles

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Production Information

Written by
Bernd Eichinger
Cinematography
Rainer Klausmann
Production design
Bernd Lepel
Costume design
Claudia Bobsin
Music by
Stephan Zacharias
Production countries
AustriaGermanyItaly
Budget
$16 million
Box office
$92.2 million

Credits, budget, box office and production countries from TMDB.

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