Movie: Der Untergang (2004)
“It’s the last days of Adolf Hitler, April 1945, and Hitler’s personal secretary Traudl Junge finds herself in the Der Fuhrer’s bunker. Facing inevitable defeat, Hilter’s moods range from defiance to fight or flee, remain loyal or opt for self-preservation. Eva Braun parties while Magda Goebbels kills her children. The movie goes on to show how Hitler and Eva lived their last hours in the Bunker. Written by Sujit R. Varma”
- Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
- Release Date: 16 September 2004 (Germany)
- Run Time: 156 min | 178 min (extended version)
- Country: Germany , Italy , Austria
- Genre: Biography , Drama , History , War
- MPAA: Rated R for strong violence, disturbing images and some nudity.
Tagline: April 1945, a nation awaits its…
Trivia: Karl Richter, a member of the German NPD (a national party which was almost banned by the Federal Constitutional Court and is a political refuge for skinheads and neo-nazis), managed to get into the movie via the normal way of being cast. He plays the (uncredited) part of Generalfeldmarschall Keitel’s Adjutant (assistant). He later expressed his pleasure and satisfaction when the casting crew asked him to try on the uniform, lift his right arm and shout “Heil Hitler.” The filmmakers did not know who he was and that he actually was quite experienced in performing the asked task.
Goofs: Revealing mistakes: As the “corpses” of Eva Braun and Adolf Hitler are paced in their grave outside the bunker in preparation for cremation, the bodies clearly move their legs in an attempt to lie flat in the hole.