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2004 · 155 min · R

Downfall

Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel · Drama, History, War

Downfall (2004) is a Drama film, directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel set in Berlin during the 1940s. It runs 155 minutes and is rated R.

A biopic, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of war's cost and power & corruption play out through frame narrative.

Composer
Stephan Zacharias
Cinematography
Rainer Klausmann
Cast
Bruno GanzAlexandra Maria LaraCorinna HarfouchUlrich MatthesJuliane KöhlerHeino FerchChristian BerkelThomas Kretschmann

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Berlin
Setting
UrbanUnderground
When
1940s

Premise & themes

Premise
Biopic
Themes
War's CostPower & Corruption
Structure
Frame Narrative
Tone
BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist
Ensemble
Pacing
Measured
Based on
True Story

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