Downfall
“April 1945, a nation awaits its... Downfall”
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender.
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Cast
65 people
Bruno Ganz
Adolf Hitler
Known for
The House That Jack Built
Wings of Desire
Melissa Müller
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Traudl Junge
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Corinna Harfouch
Magda Goebbels
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Ulrich Matthes
Joseph Goebbels
Known for
A Hidden Life
Winter Sleepers
Juliane Köhler
Eva Braun
Known for
Nowhere in Africa
Two Lives
Heino Ferch
Albert Speer
Known for
Napoleon
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Christian Berkel
Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck
Known for
Hijack
The Experiment
Thomas Kretschmann
SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein
Known for
The Pianist
Wanted
Ulrich Noethen
Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler
Known for
Furia
Deutschland
Birgit Minichmayr
Gerda Christian
Known for
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Everyone Else
Rolf Kanies
General der Infanterie Hans Krebs
Known for
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Sapphire Blue
Oliver Hirschbiegel Director · Bernd Eichinger Screenplay Joachim Fest Author
Worldwide gross $92M · Budget $16M · United States release April 8, 2005
Box office
Budget
$16,000,000
Worldwide gross
$92,181,574
Gross vs. budget
5.8×
Production
NDR
Production
ORF
Production
ARD Degeto
Production
EOS Entertainment
Production
WDR
Production
RAI
Production
Constantin Film
Production
Constantin Film Produktion
Production
Degeto Film
Production
Norddeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Production
Rai Cinema
Production
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Austria · Germany · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Der Untergang
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German · Hungarian · Russian
Release dates
Germany · September 8, 2004
Premiere · Munich
Germany · September 16, 2004
Theatrical
United States · April 8, 2005
Theatrical
United States
February 18, 2005 · Premiere · New York City, New York
Argentina
March 11, 2005 · Premiere · Mar del Plata Film Festival
June 2, 2005 · Theatrical
Australia
February 16, 2005 · Physical
April 21, 2005 · Theatrical
Austria
September 10, 2004 · Premiere · Vienna
September 17, 2004 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 12, 2005 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 6, 2005 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
September 9, 2005 · Theatrical
Canada
September 14, 2004 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Colombia
August 5, 2005 · Theatrical
Croatia
February 17, 2005 · Limited theatrical
March 24, 2005 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 31, 2005 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Egypt
December 6, 2005 · Premiere · Cairo International Film Festival
April 12, 2006 · Theatrical
Estonia
December 11, 2004 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
April 29, 2005 · Theatrical
Finland
January 28, 2005 · Theatrical
France
January 5, 2005 · Theatrical
June 4, 2026 · TV · T18
Germany
March 15, 2005 · Physical
October 19, 2005 · TV · Extended version
October 20, 2005 · Physical
September 17, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
Greece
March 18, 2005 · Theatrical
October 11, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
March 17, 2005 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 20, 2005 · Theatrical
Iceland
April 8, 2005 · Premiere · Iceland International Film Festival
India
July 4, 2006 · Theatrical
Indonesia
March 13, 2018 · Physical · Blu-ray
Ireland
April 1, 2005 · Theatrical
Israel
May 19, 2005 · Theatrical
Italy
April 29, 2005 · Theatrical
January 18, 2006 · TV · Extended version
Japan
June 11, 2005 · Premiere · Deutsches Film Festival in Tokyo
July 9, 2005 · Theatrical
Kuwait
January 4, 2006 · Theatrical
Latvia
April 29, 2005 · Theatrical
Lithuania
May 6, 2005 · Theatrical
Mexico
August 24, 2005 · Premiere · Forum Internacional de Cine Monterrey
September 2, 2005 · Limited theatrical
Netherlands
November 4, 2004 · Theatrical
April 6, 2006 · Physical · DVD
May 4, 2007 · TV · RTL 5
March 19, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
Norway
February 4, 2005 · Theatrical
Panama
January 20, 2006 · Theatrical
Philippines
October 12, 2005 · Premiere · Cinemanila International Film Festival
Poland
November 5, 2004 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 21, 2005 · Theatrical
Romania
November 27, 2004 · Premiere · Bucharest International Film Festival
June 10, 2005 · Theatrical
Serbia
February 26, 2005 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
August 2, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Slovakia
March 31, 2005 · Theatrical
Slovenia
April 7, 2005 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 13, 2013 · Theatrical
Spain
February 18, 2005 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 30, 2005 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
February 25, 2005 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 23, 2004 · Theatrical · German
February 9, 2005 · Theatrical · French
April 29, 2005 · Theatrical · Italian
Türkiye
March 25, 2005 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
April 16, 2006 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
April 1, 2005 · Theatrical
Venezuela
February 17, 2006 · Theatrical
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