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Release Date:
16 September 2004 (Germany)
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April 1945, a nation awaits its...
Plot:
Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 25 wins
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Distanced and sober view of Hitler's last days
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete)
Directed by | |||
| Oliver Hirschbiegel | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Bernd Eichinger | (screenplay) | |
| Joachim Fest | (book "Der Untergang: Hitler und das Ende des Dritten Reiches") | |
| Traudl Junge | (book "Bis zur letzten Stunde") and | |
| Melissa Müller | (book "Bis zur letzten Stunde") | |
Original Music by | |||
| Stephan Zacharias | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Rainer Klausmann | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Hans Funck | |||
Casting by | |||
| An Dorthe Braker | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Bernd Lepel | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Claudia Bobsin | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Peter Bour | .... | makeup artist: Berlin unit | |
| Tamara Frid | .... | makeup artist: St. Petersburg unit | |
| Gabriele Hahn-Laue | .... | makeup artist: Berlin unit (as Gaby Hahn-Laue) | |
| Francis Jadoul | .... | makeup artist: Munich unit | |
| Anette Keiser | .... | makeup artist: Munich unit | |
| Lola Khourranova | .... | assistant makeup artist: St. Petersburg unit (as Lola Khourramova) | |
| Lola Khourranova | .... | makeup artist: Berlin unit | |
| Tomasz Matraszek | .... | makeup artist: St. Petersburg unit | |
| Gerhard Nemetz | .... | makeup artist: Munich unit | |
| Eberhard Neufink | .... | makeup artist: Berlin unit | |
| Margrit Neufink | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Waldemar Pokromski | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Helmut Rühl | .... | makeup artist: Berlin unit | |
| Julia Sémerenko | .... | assistant makeup artist: St. Petersburg unit (as Julia Semerenko) | |
| Katya Zheleikina | .... | assistant makeup artist: St. Petersburg unit | |
Production Management | |||
| Philipp Alzmann | .... | unit manager: Munich unit | |
| Dirk Gornickel | .... | set production manager | |
| Christine Jahn | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Natalya Smirnova | .... | production manager: St. Petersburg unit (as Natasha Smirnova) | |
| Silvia Tollmann | .... | unit production manager | |
| Peter Ulbrich | .... | unit manager: St. Petersburg unit | |
Sound Department | |||
| Stefan Busch | .... | supervising sound designer | |
| Lisa Geffcken-Reinhard | .... | sound effects editor (as Lisa Geffcken) | |
| Frank Gorgas | .... | boom operator | |
| Johannes Gwisdek | .... | sound intern: Munich | |
| Johannes Gwisdek | .... | sound trainee: Munich | |
| Michael Kranz | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Nico Krebs | .... | sound designer | |
| Kai Medinger | .... | adr mixer | |
| Jörn Poetzl | .... | foley artist (as Joern Poetzl) | |
| Carsten Richter | .... | foley artist | |
| Nina Roll | .... | dialog supervisor | |
| Benjamin A. Rosenkind | .... | assistant sound re-recording mixer (as Benjamin Rosenkind) | |
| Fabian Schmidt | .... | adr editor | |
| Fabian Schmidt | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Abi Schneider | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Philipp Sellier | .... | foley mixer | |
| Roland Winke | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Norbert Zich | .... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Alessandro Cioffi | .... | compositing artist | |
| Gabriel Dedic | .... | digital color timer | |
| Damian Doennig | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Moritz Eiche | .... | digital compositor: CA Scanline Production GmbH | |
| Michael Hirsch | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Jan Krupp | .... | digital effects supervisor | |
| Melissa Lippisch | .... | digital cleanup | |
| Tobias Ludwig | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Helene Marinoff | .... | visual effects production manager: CA Scanline Production GmbH | |
| Michael Ralla | .... | compositing artist | |
| Benjamin Roß | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Norbert Ruf | .... | compositing artist | |
| Alexander Seefelder | .... | compositing artist | |
| Stefanie Stalf | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Sebastian Stanek | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Dietrich Stoll | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Heiko Sülberg | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Stephan Trojansky | .... | visual effects consultant | |
| Zoltán von Gáti | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Ismat Zaidi | .... | visual effects production manager: scan&record35 | |
| Thomas Zauner | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Martin Zwanzger | .... | compositing artist | |
| Michael Scheffler | .... | systems admistrator: scan&record 35 GmbH (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Sergey Golovkin | .... | stunts (uncreditied) | |
| Oleg Korytin | .... | stunt coordinator: St. Petersburg unit | |
Casting Department | |||
| Uwe Bünker | .... | casting: children | |
| Tatyana Chistova | .... | casting assistant: St. Petersburg | |
| Hellmut Fulss | .... | extras casting: Munich (as Helmut Fulss) | |
| Yuri Kazakov | .... | casting assistant: St. Petersburg | |
| Victoria Ogneva | .... | assistant extras casting: St. Petersburg | |
| Mechthild Olliges | .... | extras casting: Berlin | |
| Alla Petelina | .... | assistant extras casting: St. Petersburg | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Annette Bätz | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Natasha Ivanova | .... | assistant costume designer: St. Petersburg | |
| Maxim Kardashov | .... | assistant costume designer: St. Petersburg | |
| Reinhard Klebeck | .... | assistant costume designer: Munich | |
| Wolfgang Klebeck | .... | wardrober: Munich | |
| Larisa Komchenko | .... | wardrober: St. Petersburg (as Larisa Khomchenko) | |
| Heinrich Krebs | .... | wardrober: Munich | |
| Sergey Lisitsin | .... | car dresser: St. Petersburg | |
| Grigori Minaev | .... | assistant costume designer: St. Petersburg (as Gregorii Minaev) | |
| Andrew Mollo | .... | consultant: military wardrobe | |
| Tatyana Pliatskovskaya | .... | wardrober: St. Petersburg | |
| Astrid Pohland | .... | wardrober: Berlin | |
| Svetlana Stachenko | .... | assistant costume designer: St. Petersburg (as Svetlana Statsenko) | |
| Claudia Stadler | .... | wardrober: Munich | |
| Natalya Zamakhina | .... | costume supervisor: St. Petersburg (as Natalia Zamakhina) | |
Music Department | |||
| Karsten Baumgarten | .... | music scoring mixer | |
| Georg Naschke | .... | music coordinator (as George Naschke) | |
| Stefan Pintev | .... | concert master | |
| Stefan Pintev | .... | orchestra leader | |
| Stephan Zacharias | .... | music arranger | |
| Stephan Zacharias | .... | music producer | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Tobias Art | .... | production driver: Munich | |
| Stefan Backes | .... | production driver: Munich | |
| Johannes Gwisdek | .... | production driver: Berlin | |
| Philipp Krause | .... | production driver: Munich | |
| Bernd Oberueber | .... | production driver driver: Munich | |
| Dirk Schumann | .... | production driver: Berlin | |
| Stefan Schumann | .... | production driver: Berlin | |
| Nina Ruhkala | .... | driver: trailer, St. Petersburg (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Josef Brandmaier | .... | thanks | |
| Ben Brumfield | .... | thanks | |
| Manfred Burger | .... | thanks | |
| Ulrich Deppendorf | .... | thanks | |
| Joseph Dietl | .... | thanks (as Oberstleutnant a.D. der Luftwaffe Joseph Dietl) | |
| Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven | .... | thanks | |
| Gebhard Henke | .... | thanks | |
| Jürgen Kellermeier | .... | thanks (as Dr. Jürgen Kellermeier) | |
| Jan Mojto | .... | thanks | |
| David Müller-Meerkatz | .... | thanks | |
| Oskar Roehler | .... | thanks | |
| Eckhart Schmidt | .... | thanks | |
| Günter Struwe | .... | thanks (as Dr. Günter Struwe) | |
| Tom Tykwer | .... | thanks | |
| Hubert von Spreti | .... | thanks | |
Production Companies
- Constantin Film Produktion (as Constantin Film)
- Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) (co-production) (as NDR)
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) (co-production) (as WDR)
- Degeto Film (co-production)
- Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) (co-production) (as ORF)
- EOS Entertainment (co-production) (as EOS Production GmbH & Co. KG)
- Rai Cinema (co-production)
- 01 Distribution (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
- A-Film Distribution (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Alfa Films (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Bontonfilm (2005) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
- Bontonfilm (200?) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
- Central Partnership (200?) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Constantin Film (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Constantin-Film (2004) (Austria) (theatrical)
- GAGA (2005) (Japan) (theatrical) (as GAGA Communications)
- Lighthouse Pictures (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Momentum Pictures (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
- Monolith (2004) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Newmarket Films (2005) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Pro Films (2005) (Bulgaria) (theatrical)
- Rialto Film AG (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2005) (Finland) (theatrical) (DVD)
- TFM Distribution (2005) (France) (theatrical)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
- Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
- E Stars Films (2005) (China) (all media)
- Highlight Film (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Highlight Video (2005) (Germany) (VHS)
- Momentum Pictures (2005) (UK) (DVD)
- Movie Bank (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
- RTL Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland (2007) (Finland) (DVD) (extended version)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2008) (2009) (2011) (2012) (Finland) (TV)
- CA Scanline Production (visual effects)
- Die Nefzers (special effects)
- ARRI Rental camera equipment provided by
- ARRI Rental lighting equipment
- Academic Animals animal training
- All Deco International sculptures
- Axxis Music music coordination
- Bavaria Bild & Tonbearbeitung GmbH sound mixed at
- Bavaria Studios construction: concrete shelter, Munich unit
- Bayerischer Banken-Fonds funding
- Bayrisches Landwirtschaftsministerium thanks
- Berliner Unterwelten e.V. thanks
- Bikini Studio, Berlin dialog recorded at
- Blow up Filmtechnik Karl Kresling GmbH opticals (as Blow Up Filmtechnik)
- Blow up Filmtechnik Karl Kresling GmbH subtitling (as Blow Up Filmtechnik)
- Cine Promotion GmbH production press (as Cine Promotion)
- CinePostproduction sound mixed at
- CinePostproduction sound post-production
- Deutsches Apotheken Museum thanks (as Deutsches Apotheken Museum, Heidelberg)
- Deutsches Konsulat St. Petersburg thanks
- FilmFernsehFonds Bayern funding
- Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) funding
- Franz Gossler GmbH insurance (as Franz Gossler Versicherungsvermittlung GmbH)
- Globus-film executive production: St. Petersburg (as Globus Film)
- Hamburg Session Orchestra orchestra
- Hero Collection thanks (as Hero Collection, Poznan)
- Institut für Zeitgeschichte, München thanks
- International Film Guarantors completion bond
- Just Publicity release press
- KO Creative trailer
- Kodak GmbH film stock supplied by
- Multi Logistics thanks (as Multi Logistics, München)
- Museum Arno Breker/Marco-VG copyright: Arno Breker's work (as Museum Arno Breker/Marco-VG, Bonn)
- PPA Film GmbH dialog recorded at (as Studio G. PPA Film)
- Panalpina Welttransport thanks (as Panalpina Welttransport GmbH, Berlin)
- Panoptimo video services (Munich)
- Real Life Casting extras casting: Munich unit
- Scan & Record 35 GmbH film i/o
- Solid Sound foley recorded at
- Sturm Handels GmbH Kostümverleih thanks
- Tout en Camion catering
- Vox Studio Bendestorf music recorded at
- Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, München thanks
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"Der Untergang" - Germany (original title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence, disturbing images and some nudity
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Runtime:
156 min | 178 min (extended version)
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Aspect Ratio:
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Certification:
Argentina:16 | Australia:MA15+ | Austria:12 | Brazil:16 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-15 | France:U (with warning) | Germany:12 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB | Hungary:12 | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Ireland:15A | Italy:T | Malaysia:18SG | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-13 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 (2013) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Taiwan:R-12 | UK:15 | USA:R
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The button that Adolf Hitler removes from his jacket and gives to Magda Goebbels is the Gold Nazi Party badge, awarded to high-ranking party members who had constant membership from 1925. Hitler gave himself Badge No. 1 when he authorized it in 1933, even though he was not the first party member. The Soviets found the badge in the bunker and it was stored in a vault at the Lubyanka, the KGB headquarters. In 1996 the FSB, the Russian Federation successor to the Soviet KGB, revealed that it had the badge and in 2005 put it on display. In November that year, it was stolen in a brazen smash-and-grab raid. The burglar escaped even though he triggered the display alarms. So far, it has not yet been recovered.See more »
Goofs:
Factual errors: Adolf Hitler is going to award the young soldiers with an Iron Cross in a Reich Chancellery garden, just behind the bunker's entrance. There is the two storey Reich Chancellery building visible behind the bunker and a ventilation shaft. But actually this part of Chancellery was one storey building with round windows in the attic.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Traudl Junge:I've got the feeling that I should be angry with this child, this young and oblivious girl. Or that I'm not allowed to forgive her for not seeing the nature of that monster. That she didn't realise what she was doing. And mostly because I've gone so obliviously...
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Traudl Junge:I've got the feeling that I should be angry with this child, this young and oblivious girl. Or that I'm not allowed to forgive her for not seeing the nature of that monster. That she didn't realise what she was doing. And mostly because I've gone so obliviously...
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The first 15 minutes made me doubt the qualities of this movie. The situations were a bit forced and the cuts were strange. But after the uncomfortable beginning the movie took momentum and kept it until the end.
I think the choice of depicting Hitler as a human being with a dispassionate and modest direction was excellent. The film never tries to force viewers into an opinion. Everybody can form his own opinion. Too often the horrors of WWII led writers and directors to depict Nazis as monsters. Perfectly normal human beings can be cruel and merciless if they are blinded (by hate for example), which should never be forgotten.
In a way, a human Hitler to me is more guilty than a raving monster. He had the choice and he chose to do wrong. He could choose life and he chose murder and destruction. A human being lost respect for the life of other human beings and led a country into genocide. Ultimately he loses respect for all life and starts sacrificing his own soldiers at random. This is what I value this film for, making the idea of a human Hitler tangible.
It was very brave to make this film, given that controversy was almost certain to arise. One of the highlights of this year, to be sure.