Downfall (Der Untergang) 20 years old
April 1945, a nation awaits its... Downfall
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.
Credits
Downfall Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Elizaveta Boyarskaya She was 18, now 39 years old | as Schwester Erna |
| Michael Mendl He was 60, now 80 years old | as General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling |
| Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov He was 35, now 55 years old | as Soldat 2 |
| Alexandra Maria Lara She was 25, now 46 years old | as Traudl Junge |
| Julia Jentsch She was 26, now 46 years old | as Hanna Potrowski |
| Juliane Köhler She was 39, now 59 years old | as Eva Braun |
| Thomas Kretschmann He was 42, now 62 years old | as SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein |
| Anna Thalbach She was 31, now 51 years old | as Hanna Reitsch |
| Bruno Ganz He was 63, 77 years old when he died | as Adolf Hitler |
| Heino Ferch He was 41, now 61 years old | as Albert Speer |
| Matthias Habich He was 64, now 84 years old | as Prof. Dr. Werner Haase |
| Devid Striesow He was 30, now 51 years old | as Feldwebel Tornow |
| Jürgen Tonkel He was 42, now 62 years old | as Erich Kempka |
| Ulrich Matthes He was 45, now 65 years old | as Joseph Goebbels |
| Ulrike Krumbiegel She was 42, now 63 years old | as Dorothee Kranz |
| Igor Sergeev He was 11, now 31 years old | as Russischer Soldat |
| Corinna Harfouch She was 49, now 70 years old | as Magda Goebbels |
| Rolf Kanies He was 46, now 67 years old | as General der Infanterie Hans Krebs |
| Thomas Thieme He was 55, now 76 years old | as Martin Bormann |
| Fabian Busch He was 28, now 49 years old | as Obersturmbannführer Stehr |
| Dietrich Hollinderbäumer He was 62, now 82 years old | as Ritter Robert von Greim |
| Oliver Stritzel He was 47, now 67 years old | as Maschinist Hentschel |
| Christian Hoening He was 57, now 77 years old | as Reichsarzt SS Grawitz |
| André Hennicke He was 45, now 66 years old | as SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke |
| Dirk Borchardt He was 35, now 55 years old | as Panzerkommandant |
| Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann He was 63, now 83 years old | as Offizier 1 |
| Norbert Heckner He was 51, now 71 years old | as Standesbeamter Wagner |
| Alexander Held He was 45, now 66 years old | as Walter Hewel |
| Ulrich Noethen He was 44, now 65 years old | as Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler |
| Enno Hesse He was 22, now 42 years old | as Oberleutnant |
| Birgit Minichmayr She was 27, now 47 years old | as Gerda Christian |
| Justus von Dohnányi He was 43, now 64 years old | as General der Infanterie Wilhelm Burgdorf |
| Veit Stübner He was 50, now 70 years old | as Obergruppenführer Tellermann |
| Donevan Gunia | as Peter Kranz |
| Bettina Redlich She was 40, now 61 years old | as Frl. Constanze Manziarly |
| Michael Brandner He was 52, now 73 years old | as H. Fritzche |
| Christian Redl He was 56, now 76 years old | as Generaloberst Alfred Jodl |
| Thomas Limpinsel He was 39, now 59 years old | as Kammerdiener Heinz Linge |
| Dieter Mann He was 63, now 83 years old | as Feldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel |
| Christian Berkel He was 46, now 67 years old | as Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck |
| Henning Peker He was 38, now 58 years old | as Wachsoldat vor der Wolfsschanze (uncredited) |
| August Schmölzer He was 46, now 66 years old | as Baur |
| Götz Otto He was 36, now 57 years old | as SS-Hauptsturmführer Otto Günsche |
| Mathias Gnädinger He was 63, 74 years old when he died | as Hermann Göring |
| Michael Kind He was 51, now 71 years old | as SA-Mann / Ruinenkeller |
| Tanja Schleiff She was 31, now 51 years old | as Russische Ärztin |
| Martin Butzke He was 30, now 50 years old | as SS-Soldat 1 |
| Stefan Mehren He was 42, now 62 years old | as Verwundeter Soldat |
| Heinrich Schmieder He was 34, 40 years old when he died | as Rochus Misch |
| Christian Schmidt He was 47, now 67 years old | as SS-Mann Greifkommando |
| Thorsten Krohn | as Dr. Stumpfegger |
| Karl Kranzkowski He was 51, now 71 years old | as Wilhelm Kranz |
| Bohdan Graczyk | as Oberst Clausen |
Downfall Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Hans Funck as Editor. He was 51 (61) years old when He died | Editing |
| Claudia Bobsin as Costume Design. | Costume & Make-Up |
| Christine Rothe as Executive Producer. | Production |
| Stephan Zacharias as Original Music Composer. He was 47 (now 68) years old | Sound |
| Bernd Lepel as Production Design. He was 60 (now 80) years old | Art |
| Nico Krebs as Sound Designer. | Sound |
| Lisa Geffcken-Reinhard as Sound Effects Editor. | Sound |
| Melissa Müller as Author. She was 37 (now 57) years old | Writing |
| Carsten Richter as Foley. | Sound |
| Waldemar Pokromski as Makeup Artist. He was 58 (now 78) years old | Costume & Make-Up |
| Thomas Zauner as Visual Effects Supervisor. | Visual Effects |
| Tilman Büttner as Steadicam Operator. He was 40 (now 60) years old | Camera |
| Doris J. Heinze as Co-Producer. He was 55 (now 75) years old | Production |
| Oskar Roehler as Thanks. He was 45 (now 65) years old | Crew |
| Bernd Eichinger as Producer. He was 55 (61) years old when He died | Production |
| Bernd Eichinger as Screenplay. He was 55 (61) years old when He died | Writing |
| An Dorthe Braker as Casting. | Production |
| Traudl Junge as Author. She was 84 (81) years old when She died | Writing |
| Jürgen Olczyk as Still Photographer. | Camera |
| Oleg Korytin as Stunt Coordinator. | Crew |
| Wolf-Dietrich Brücker as Co-Producer. He was 59 (now 79) years old | Production |
| Andrew Mollo as Other. He was 64 (now 84) years old | Costume & Make-Up |
| Bohdan Graczyk as Assistant Director. | Directing |
| Carol Burandt von Kameke as First Assistant Camera. | Camera |
Downfall (20 years)
April 1945, a nation awaits its... Downfall
- Release day: Thursday, September 16, 2004
- Runtime: 156 minutes
- Budget: 18339750.00
- Revenue: 92180910.00