Downfall [videorecording] Constantin Film and Bernd Eichinger present a production of Constantin Film in co- production with NDR, WDR, Degeto Film, ORF and Eos Production and Rai Cinema, an Oliver Hirschbiegel film, a Bernd Eichinger production ; produced by Bernd Eichinger ; written by Bernd Eichinger ; directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel.
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FilmLanguage: German Summary language: English Original language: German Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2005]Description: 1 videodisc (155 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: 1404987606Other title: UntergangUniform titles: Downfall (Motion picture : 2004) Subject(s): Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 -- Drama | Junge, Gertraud -- Drama | Private secretaries -- Germany -- Drama | Berlin, Battle of, Berlin, Germany, 1945 -- DramaGenre/Form: Feature films. | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. | War -- Feature. | Women -- Feature.DDC classification: 791.43/72 Production credits: Director of photography, Rainer Klausmann ; editor, Hans Funck ; music, Stephan Zacharias ; costume designer, Claudia Bobson ; production designer, Bernd Lepel.Cast: Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Corinna Harfouch, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Kh̲ler, Heino Ferch, Christian Berkes.Summary: Takes you into Hitler's bunker, in 1945, during the brutal and harrowing last days of the Third Reich. 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. 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.
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| DVD Video | A J M Library 868-5076 | DVD DOWN (Browse shelf) | Available | 30430 |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2004.
Based on the book "Inside Hitler's bunker" by Joachim Fest and "Until the final hour" by Traudl Junge and Melissa Müller.
Special features: Director commentary; the making-of 'Downfall'; cast & crew interviews.
Director of photography, Rainer Klausmann ; editor, Hans Funck ; music, Stephan Zacharias ; costume designer, Claudia Bobson ; production designer, Bernd Lepel.
Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Corinna Harfouch, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Kh̲ler, Heino Ferch, Christian Berkes.
Takes you into Hitler's bunker, in 1945, during the brutal and harrowing last days of the Third Reich. 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. 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.
MPAA rating: R; for strong violence, disturbing images, and some nudity.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, mastered in high definition.
German dialogue, English subtitles; closed-captioned.
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