Untergang, Der

The last ten days of Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime are seen through the eyes of a young woman in his employ in this historical drama from Germany. Traudl Junge (Alexandra Maria Lara) was 22 years old when- in the fall of 1942- she was hired to be personal secretary to Adolf Hitler (Bruno Ganz). In April of 1945- Junge was still working for Hitler as forces were bearing down on Germany and the leader retreated to a secret bunker in Berlin for what would prove to be the last ten days of his life- as well as that of the Third Reich. As Hitler’s mistress Eva Braun (Juliane Köhler) attempts to throw a cheerful birthday party for her man- Hitler’s closest associates- including Heinrich Himmler (Ulrich Noethen)- Joseph Goebbels (Ulrich Matthes)- and Albert Speer (Heino Ferch)- urge him to flee the city with only Goebbels maintaining any illusions that the Third Reich has any hope of survival. Hitler refuses to leave Berlin- and he spends his final days ranting and raving to Junge- blaming all around him as he tries to understand where his leadership went wrong. Meanwhile- Goebbels and his wife round up their six children and bring them to the bunker as Berlin begins to topple- determined to take their lives rather than face the Allies after Germany’s certain defeat. Der Untergang (aka The Downfall) was based in part on the memoirs of the real-life Traudl Junge- whose experiences also formed the basis of the 2002 documentary Im Toten Winkel: Hitlers Sekretarin (aka Blind Spot: Hitler’s Secretary). ~ Mark Deming- Rovi

2004

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Movie

91%

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1.85:1

155

Germany

2008-09-04

H.264 / AVC (MPEG-4 Part 10)

1080p

16:9

N/A

1

B

Snap Case

~8,37 €

2026-01-05

2018-02-07 18:37:08