Before the Fall
“Men make history. We make the men.”
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. During his year in seventh column, 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.
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Cast
52 people
Max Riemelt
Friedrich Weimer
Known for
Sense8
The Wave
Tom Schilling
Albrecht Stein
Known for
Who Am I
Generation War
Devid Striesow
Heinrich Vogler
Known for
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Counterfeiters
Joachim Bißmeier
Karl Klein
Known for
Joyeux Noel
Klimt
Justus von Dohnányi
Heinrich Stein
Known for
Dear Child
The Experiment
Michael Schenk
Josef Peiner
Known for
The People vs. Fritz Bauer
Florian Stetter
Justus von Jaucher
Known for
Naked Among Wolves
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
Alexander Held
Friedrich's Father
Known for
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
My Blind Date with Life
Sissy Höfferer
Friedrich's Mother
Also in
SOKO Köln
Tage, die es nicht gab
Jonas Jägermeyr
Christoph Schneider
Known for
Faust
Love in Thoughts
Leon A. Kersten
Tjaden
Also in
Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall
The Air Rescue Team
Claudia Michelsen
Mrs. Stein
Known for
Berlin Station
Beat
Dennis Gansel Director · Maggie Peren Writer Angelo Badalamenti Composer
Worldwide gross $3.8M · Budget $4.5M · United States release March 14, 2005
Box office
Budget
$4,500,000
Worldwide gross
$3,764,219
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
Seven Pictures
Production
Constantin Film
Production
OLGA FILM
Production
Germany
Produced in
Junge Wölfe - Elite für den Führer
Working title
Languages
Original title
Napola - Elite für den Führer
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German · Portuguese
Release dates
Czechia · July 4, 2004
Theatrical
Germany · January 13, 2005
Theatrical
United States · March 14, 2005
Theatrical
Argentina
March 13, 2005 · Theatrical
Austria
April 22, 2005 · Digital
Belgium
October 8, 2004 · Theatrical
Canada
August 31, 2004 · Theatrical
Finland
December 25, 2004 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
October 23, 2005 · Theatrical
Hungary
July 20, 2006 · Theatrical
Iceland
July 6, 2006 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 19, 2007 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 20, 2005 · Theatrical
February 9, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Norway
October 13, 2004 · Theatrical
Singapore
August 9, 2005 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 15, 2013 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 23, 2005 · Theatrical
Switzerland
July 4, 2005 · Theatrical
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