Downfall [DVD]
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Product Description
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. Seen through the eyes of Hitler's infamous secretary Traudl Junge, optimism crumbles into grim realization and terror as it becomes clear that Germany's defeat is inevitable. Called dramatic, accurate and harrowing by the San Francisco Chronicle and nominated for the Oscar(r)for Best Foreign Film, Downfall takes you into Hitler's bunker during the brutal and harrowing last days of the Third Reich.
The riveting subject of Downfall is nothing less than the disintegration of Adolf Hitler in mind, body, and soul. A 2005 Academy Award nominee for best foreign language film, this German historical drama stars Bruno Ganz (Wings of Desire) as Hitler, whose psychic meltdown is depicted in sobering detail, suggesting a fallen, pathetic dictator on the verge on insanity, resorting to suicide (along with Eva Braun and Joseph and Magda Goebbels) as his Nazi empire burns amidst chaos in mid-1945. By ending with a chilling clip from the 2002 documentary Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary, this unforgettable film gains another dimension of sobering authenticity. While staging most of the film in the claustrophobic bunker where Hitler spent his final days, director Oliver Hirschbiegel (Das Experiment) dares to show the gentler human side of der Fuehrer, as opposed to the pure embodiment of evil so familiar from many other Nazi-era dramas. This balanced portrayal does not inspire sympathy, however: We simply see the complexity of Hitler's character in the greater context of his inevitable downfall, and a more realistic (and therefore more horrifying) biographical portrait of madness on both epic and intimate scales. --Jeff Shannon
Product Info
- Actor
- Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Köhler, Corinna Harfouch
- Aspect Ratio
- 1.78:1
- Audience Rating
- Binding
- DVD
- Brand
- Sony
- Creator
- Bernd Eichinger, Bernd Eichinger, Christine Rothe, Doris J. Heinze, Joachim Fest, Melissa Müller, Traudl Junge
- Director
- Oliver Hirschbiegel
- EAN
- 9781404987609
- EAN List
- Format
- AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
- ISBN
- 1404987606
- Label
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Manufacturer
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- MPN
- COLD11545D
- Number Of Discs
- 1
- Original Release Date
- 2005-02-18
- Package Quantity
- 1
- Part Number
- COLD11545D
- Picture Format
- Anamorphic Widescreen
- Product Group
- DVD
- Product Type Name
- ABIS_DVD
- Publisher
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Region Code
- 99
- Release Date
- 2005-08-02
- Running Time
- 156
- SKU
- U0043396115453
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Theatrical Release Date
- 2005-02-18
- Title
- The Downfall: Hitler and the End of the Third Reich
- UPC
- 043396115453
- UPC List
- UPCListElement: 043396115453
- ASIN
- B0009RCPUC
- Sales Rank
- 1391
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