|
Before the Fall
(2004)
|
Watch it
Buy it from
Amazon »
7 wins
&
3 nominations
See more awards »
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Max Riemelt | ... | ||
| Tom Schilling | ... | ||
|
Jonas Jägermeyr | ... |
Christoph Schneider
|
|
|
Leon A. Kersten | ... |
Tjaden
(as Leon Alexander Kersten)
|
|
|
Thomas Drechsel | ... | |
| Martin Goeres | ... | ||
|
|
Florian Stetter | ... | |
| Devid Striesow | ... | ||
|
|
Joachim Bißmeier | ... | |
|
|
Michael Schenk | ... |
Sportlehrer
|
|
|
Justus von Dohnányi | ... |
Gauleiter Heinrich Stein
(as Justus von Dohnàny and Justus von Dohnányi)
|
| Claudia Michelsen | ... |
Frau Stein
|
|
|
|
Julie Engelbrecht | ... |
Katharina
(as Julie Marie Engelbrecht)
|
|
|
Johannes Zirner | ... |
Torben Send
|
|
|
Gerald Alexander Held | ... |
Friedrichs Vater
(as Alexander Held)
|
Edit
Storyline
In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA) - high schools that produce Nazi elite. Over his father's objections, Friedrich enrolls, seeing this as his ticket out of factory life to university and a good salary. During his year in seventh column (fifth form), this innocence is altered as Friedrich encounters hazing, cruelty, death, and the Nazi code. His friendship with Albrecht, the ascetic son of the area's governor, is central to this education; a night in the forest hunting for escaped Russian POWs brings things to a head. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Plot Summary | Add SynopsisTaglines:
Men Make History. We Make The Men.Parents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
See more »
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
GermanyLanguage:
GermanRelease Date:
(Finland) See more »Also Known As:
Führerns elit See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$8,036 (USA) (9 October 2005) (1 Screen)Gross:
$144,065 (USA) (21 May 2006)Company Credits
Show detailed
company contact information on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
| Czech Republic: (Karlovy Vary Film Festival) | Argentina: (Mar del Plata Film Festival) | USA:Sound Mix:
Dolby DigitalColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
Edit
Vogler: Albrecht, stop.
Albrecht Stein: But as we returned, I understood that I am part of the evil that I wanted to save us from.
[...]
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Apparantly the main character, the boxer, was based on the directors grandfather. See more »Goofs
Continuity: During Friedrich's glider flight, his helmet is securely strapped at the start but is shown unstrapped a few seconds later. He kept both hands on the glider's yoke. See more »Quotes
Albrecht Stein: [reading from his essay] "As childish as it sounds, the winter time and the sight of freshly fallen snow always fill us with inexplicable joy. Perhaps because as children, we associated it with Christmas. I always imagine myself the hero who killed dragons, rescued virgins, and freed the world from evil. As we went out yesterday to find the prisoners, I felt like that little boy who wanted to save the world."Vogler: Albrecht, stop.
Albrecht Stein: But as we returned, I understood that I am part of the evil that I wanted to save us from.
[...]
See more »
Home
| Search
| Site Index
| In Theaters
| Coming Soon
| Top Movies
| MyMovies
| Top 250
| TV
| News
| Video
| Message Boards
| Press Room
Register
| 
RSS
| Advertising
| Contact Us
| Jobs
| IMDbPro
| IMDb Resume
| Box Office Mojo
| Withoutabox
| LOVEFiLM
IMDb Mobile:
iPhone/iPad
| Android
| Mobile site
| Windows Phone 7
| IMDb Social:
Facebook
| Twitter
International Sites: IMDb Germany
| IMDb Italy
| IMDb Spain
| IMDb France
| IMDb Portugal
Copyright © 1990-2012
IMDb.com, Inc.
Terms and Privacy Policy under which this service is provided to you.
An 
company.